A high-profile Seoul restaurant and its chief executive face legal consequences after serving a dessert containing ants, an insect not permitted under South Korea’s food safety regulations. The case involves Evett, a prestigious two-Michelin-star eatery in the Gangnam district, where the unauthorized ingredient led to fines for both the restaurant operator and its executive. Authorities have taken action against the establishment, marking a rare enforcement of food safety laws in the country’s fine-dining scene. The ruling underscores growing scrutiny over unconventional ingredients in luxury dining.
Prosecutors sought jail term for chief executive of Evett after insects not approved for consumption were on menuA South Korean court has fined the operator of one of Seoul’s most celebrated restaurants and its chief executive for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.The operator of Evett, a two-Michelin-star restaurant in the affluent Gangnam district, was fined 10m won (£5,400) and its chief executive 15m won, Newsis reported. Continue reading...
