Hygiene rating scheme for Carmarthenshire
Visitors to restaurants, cafes, takeaways and shops in Carmarthenshire will soon be able to see at a glance how well the premises looks after the food.
The county council has introduced the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme promoted by the Food Standards Agency.
Restaurants, takeaways, cafes, sandwich shops, pubs, hotels, supermarkets and other food outlets, as well as any other businesses where consumers can eat or buy food, will be given a hygiene rating as part of the scheme.
There are six different hygiene ratings.
The categories are: 5, very good; 4, good; 3, generally satisfactory; 2, improvement necessary; 1, major improvement necessary; 0, urgent improvement necessary but closure not required.
Certificates and stickers will be sent out to the businesses once they have been inspected and they will be encouraged to display them at the premises. Ratings will be displayed on a national website.
The aim of the scheme is to reduce the number of food-borne illnesses and enable customers to make an informed choice about where they eat.
Head of public protection Philip Davies said: “The council has decided to take part in the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
”The primary purpose of scores is to allow customers to make informed choice where they eat or purchase food from and we hope that this will encourage businesses to raise standards.”
Executive board member for public protection Cllr Pam Palmer said: “Carmarthenshire is among the first batch of local authorities to join this scheme.
“I am delighted that customers will in future have the ability to check the hygiene rating of premises before deciding whether to eat there or buy food from there.”
The current scores may be seen on www.food.gov.uk/ratings
The county council has introduced the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme promoted by the Food Standards Agency.
Restaurants, takeaways, cafes, sandwich shops, pubs, hotels, supermarkets and other food outlets, as well as any other businesses where consumers can eat or buy food, will be given a hygiene rating as part of the scheme.
There are six different hygiene ratings.
The categories are: 5, very good; 4, good; 3, generally satisfactory; 2, improvement necessary; 1, major improvement necessary; 0, urgent improvement necessary but closure not required.
Certificates and stickers will be sent out to the businesses once they have been inspected and they will be encouraged to display them at the premises. Ratings will be displayed on a national website.
The aim of the scheme is to reduce the number of food-borne illnesses and enable customers to make an informed choice about where they eat.
Head of public protection Philip Davies said: “The council has decided to take part in the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
”The primary purpose of scores is to allow customers to make informed choice where they eat or purchase food from and we hope that this will encourage businesses to raise standards.”
Executive board member for public protection Cllr Pam Palmer said: “Carmarthenshire is among the first batch of local authorities to join this scheme.
“I am delighted that customers will in future have the ability to check the hygiene rating of premises before deciding whether to eat there or buy food from there.”
The current scores may be seen on www.food.gov.uk/ratings
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