Beijing, Nov 11 (EFE) .- The catering and catering companies with a physical establishment will be the only ones that will be able to offer such services through the Internet in China, according to A new measure by the Chinese government.

The measure of the Chinese Food and Drug Administration, approved on Friday and published today, establishes that home delivery services They must be subject to the same rules as physical restaurants, reports the official Xinhua news agency.

The new legislation, which will come into force on January 1, seeks to end to the catering services offered by people who cook from their own home, without being subject to the same health and vocational training requirements as those restaurants.

Therefore, the measure calls into question the future of small businesses that carry out this activity from private homes, but also online platforms that connect them with customers.