Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail for serving ants in dessert
- Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.
- The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported.
- The restaurant’s owner and the company were indicted on charges of violating the country’s food sanitation act.
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- Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.
- The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported.
- The restaurant’s owner and the company were indicted on charges of violating the country’s food sanitation act.
Sources: Guardian