About the Rating Scheme
Restaurants, takeaways, cafés, sandwich shops, pubs, hotels,
supermarkets and other retail food outlets, as well as other
businesses where consumers can eat or buy food, will be given a
hygiene rating as part of the scheme.
Each business is given a rating following an inspection by an
Environmental Health Officer. This is based on how well the
business is meeting the requirements of food hygiene law at that
time. In particular:
- how hygienically the food is handled (safe food preparation,
cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage);
- the condition of the structure of the premises (cleanliness,
repair, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities);
and
- how food safety is managed and documented.
The rating reflects the conditions found at the time of the last
inspection and does not reflect the quality of food or the
standards of service the business provides.