Over the past few days a number of local authorities in Warwickshire and other areas in England have rolled out the Agency’s Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. This means there are now more than 200 local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland publishing more than 180,000 food hygiene ratings at food.gov.uk/ratings.
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These are the local authorities that have recently joined the FHRS:
- Coventry City Council
- Harrogate Borough Council
- Nuneaton and Bedworth Council
- Rugby Borough Council
- South Holland District Council
- Torridge District Council
- Warwick District Council
Other local authorities will be rolling out the scheme over the next few weeks and months.
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme helps you choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving you information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, pubs, cafés, takeaways, hotels and other places you eat, as well as in supermarkets and other food shops.
About the scheme
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is run by local authorities in partnership with the Food Standards Agency.
In areas where the scheme is running, each food business is given a food hygiene rating on a scale from 0 to 5 when it is inspected by a local authority food safety officer. The top rating is ‘5’ – which means the hygiene standards are very good. The bottom is ‘0’ – which indicates urgent improvement is required.
When you eat out or shop for food, look for a sticker like the one below, showing you the food hygiene rating for that business. You might find it displayed in the window, on the door, or as a certificate.
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