Concerned about food hygiene? All premises offering open food will be given a hygiene rating by the Local Environmental Health, Food Safety and Licensing Team.
Premises are being rated against standards of hygiene and structure in line with food hygiene legislation - not against the quality of the food produced.
It will take about two years to visit every business. All food businesses will receive an unannounced inspection and be given a rating. Updates will be displayed monthly on this website, so watch this space for the growing list of rated food businesses.
Businesses will be awarded a certificate which can be displayed at their premises - look out for their Tulip Rating.
The rating scale will range from zero to three "Tulips". The table below gives a guide to the differences in score rating.
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To make a rating, the sort of things we look for are:
- Food handling staff suitably trained in food hygiene and implementation of hygienic practices
- Documented food safety management system
- Regular checking and recording of fridge and cooked food temperatures
- Pest control procedures
- Regular checking of date coding and condition of food
- The use of antibacterial liquid soap and disposable towels or other hygienic means of hand drying
- Good standards of cleanliness and documented cleaning schedules.
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Key to Ratings
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Poor |
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Fair |
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Good |
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Excellent | |
