Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog

An article titled “A Primer On Insurance Coverage for Food Contamination Losses”, written by Syed Ahmad and Matthew McLellan, was published in the April 2016 issue of Food Logistics Magazine. The article provides an overview of insurance protection for food contamination events confronted by companies in the food and beverage supply chain. The article describes the availability of coverage under standard-form policies as well as specialized coverage for food contamination events. Through illustrations based on recent high profile contamination events and product recalls, the article provides insight on the type of losses that may be covered, the necessary proof of loss, as well as some of the pitfalls and limitations on coverage that policyholders may face.