How To Get A Good Hygiene Rating
For more information please download our Guidance on Good Hygiene Practice which also includes a check list of things you need to be doing.
How to get a good hygiene rating. Why aim so high. Your businesses food hygiene rating is based on three criteria. Check the food hygiene rating.
More than a third of us regularly check the food hygiene ratings of restaurants when were deciding where to eat according to a YouGov poll. These ratings range from 0 to 5 and show how hygienically food was stored and prepared when a. 5 hygiene standards are very good.
5 - hygiene standards are very good. 3 - hygiene standards are generally satisfactory. Once youve registered your food business with the local authority they may send an inspector to give you a hygiene rating.
Cross-contamination is a serious cause for concern. Remember around a third of your food hygiene rating marks are for cleanliness and structure. 2 - some improvement is necessary.
If you fail to follow food hygiene guidelines you could cause food poisoning or expose allergy sufferers to foods that can make them ill. The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme rates food hygiene standards in businesses where people eat or buy food. Hygiene inspections go hand in hand with that.
When youve been assessed your food hygiene rating is provided in a formal document within 14 days of the visit. This should be a useful guide when preparing for an inspection or reinspection. Search a local authority area Food Standards Agency.