With the display of Food Hygiene Rating stickers now mandatory in Northern Ireland and Wales, all food businesses must now publicly display their rating regardless of whether it is low or high.
It was always only going to be a matter of time before this law became enforced in England. It has been reported that by 2019 businesses selling or serving food in England will be forced to display their hygiene rating to customers.
Almost 17,000 businesses in London serving or selling food could lose nearly half of their customers due to new legislation forcing them to display their hygiene ratings, it has been claimed.
According to the NFU Mutual Food Hygiene Ratings report, 44% of people would turn away from their favourite place to eat if it had a rating of less than four out of five.
At CSC we want our all of our clients to be able to obtain and maintain a rating of ‘5’.
Here are our top tips to help you maintain or improve your hygiene rating:
Key fundamental areas that the EHO focuses on when conducting food hygiene inspections are as follows:
In addition to the above mentioned tips, good levels of cleanliness, evidence of food safety training and a good structural condition of the premises also play a role in ensuring that a good Food Hygiene Rating is achieved.
Often complacency can result in standards dropping in a relatively short period of time. Ensuring that these key tips are upheld should enable you to retain or improve your rating.
If you need help or advice on achieving or maintaining a high food hygiene rating contact us.
Source and related articles:
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/london-food-businesses-warned-could-12562562
http://www.cs-compliance.co.uk/food-hygiene-rating-stickers-mandatory-northern-ireland/
http://www.cs-compliance.co.uk/top-tips-to-maintain-your-5-stars/
http://www.cs-compliance.co.uk/scores-on-the-door-are-you-ready-to-display/
http://www.cs-compliance.co.uk/displaying-of-fraudulent-food-hygiene-rating-stickers/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/takeaways-fail-food-hygiene-testing-on-seven-a7327261.html?utm_campaign=7583073_