From takeaways and pubs, to cafes and restaurants, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects food hygiene levels to ensure the establishments are up to standard.
Inspectors rate establishments in the below areas with the FSA definitions included:
Hygienic food handling – Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene
Management of food safety – System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future
Each area is given a rating from zero to five which then factors towards the overall rating of the eatery.
Further details on the individual food hygiene reports can be found on the Food Standards Agency website.
Having already revealed the lowest rated restaurants from November, here are the five star ratings released in November for restaurants in Portsmouth, Havant, Fareham and Gosport:
1. Best food hygiene ratings
Here are 33 eateries in the Portsmouth area which received five star food hygiene ratings in November. | -
2. The Wyvern
The Wyvern, a pub, bar or nightclub at Common Barn Lane, Lee-On-The-Solent was given the maximum score of five after assessment on October 28, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. | Google Maps Photo: Google Maps
3. Park 27 Cafe
Rated 5: Park 27 Portsmouth at 27 Charlotte Street, Portsmouth; rated on November 10 | Google
4. Royal Albert Day Centre
Rated 5: Royal Albert Day Centre at Brunel Court, Nutfield Place, Portsmouth; rated on October 30 | Google