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. Restaurants have the opportunity to appeal the rating and can request a re-inspections. Any restaurants that have appealed or that have requested a new inspection and are awaiting a new score according to the FSA website have not been included in this article.
Further details on the individual food hygiene reports can be found on the Food Standards Agency website.
Here are the eateries which have scored 1, 2, or 5 hygiene ratings in July:
37. Shake & Grill
Shake And Grill, at 159 Stoke Road, Gosport was also given a score of five on July 22. Photo: Google
38. Best Kebab House
Best Kebab House at 224 London Road, Portsmouth; was rated two on May 27. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was rated generally satisfactory. However, its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Photo: Google
39. Delme Arms
Delme Arms, a pub, bar or nightclub at 1 Cams Hill, Fareham was given the score of one after assessment on June 17, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. Its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building were rated as improvement necessary. Its management of food safety was rated as major improvement necessary. Photo: Sarah Standing
40. Whistle Stop Cafe
Whistle Stop Café at 1 Portsmouth Road, Portsmouth; was rated two on May 12. Its hygienic food handling was rated as good and its management of food safety generally satisfactory. Its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Photo: David George