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
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 March, here are the five star ratings released for restaurants in Portsmouth, Havant, Fareham and Gosport:
25. Bb's Coffee & Muffins - Fareham Shopping Centre
Bb's Coffee & Muffins at Westbury Square, Fareham Shopping Centre, Fareham was rated 5 on March 2. | Local Library
26. Boat House Cafe - Swanwick
Boat House Cafe, at Swanwick Boatyard, Lower Swanwick, Hampshire was handed a new 5 food hygiene rating after assessment on March 4, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. | Local Library
27. Cafe Giardino - Fareham
Cafe Giardino at 20 Thackeray Square, Fareham was rated 5 on March 25. | Local Library
28. Cams Mill
Cams Mill Restaurant, at Cams Milll, Fareham, received a food hygiene rating of 5 on March 19. | Local Library