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A restaurant involved in preparing and cooking seafood foraged from Changi Beach has apologised.<\/p>\n
In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Saturday (Aug 8), Havelock Palace said it had confirmed the incident following an internal review and apologised for its involvement.<\/span><\/p>\n “We acknowledge that accepting and handling ingredients outside our approved sourcing channels did not meet the standards we expect of ourselves as a food establishment,” said the restaurant.<\/p>\n Havelock Palace said it has since tightened its procedures, including its food sourcing and receiving controls, as well as supplier documentation and traceability.<\/span><\/p>\n It has also prohibited food from unauthorised or unverified sources, saying that it would conduct refresher training for its management and kitchen teams on food safety and proper food handling.<\/span><\/p>\n “We also recognise that some of our earlier responses online did not clearly explain the situation and may have caused further confusion. We apologise for this,” it said, adding that it remains committed to upholding high standards of food safety.<\/span><\/p>\n The apology comes after a video reposted on Facebook on July 13 showed a group foraging for marine life at <\/span>Changi Beach<\/span><\/a> before taking their catch to a restaurant to be cooked.<\/span><\/p>\n In the video, the group can be seen collecting large amounts of crab, shellfish among others in buckets.<\/span><\/p>\n Following the incident, Pasir Ris-Changi GRC MP Valerie Lee took to Facebook to voice her disappointment over the group’s actions, calling the behaviour “deplorable”.<\/p>\n “It’s not just about whether something is legal or not. It feels like a complete lack of respect \u2013 for the animals, for these fragile ecosystems, and even for the traditions of ancient foragers, who understood that you take only what you need so the shore can continue to provide,” said Lee.\u00a0<\/p>\n