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 October:
41. Karims
Karims, a takeaway at 147 Gosport Road, Fareham was given a score of one on October 2. Its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated generally satisfactory. The hygienic food handling was rated improvement necessary while its management of food safety was deemed major improvement necessary. | Google Photo: Google Maps
42. Scoops Gelato
Scoops Gelato, at 81-83, Elm Grove, Southsea was given a score of one on September 23. Its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated improvement necessary. Its management of food safety was rated improvement necessary. | Google Street View Photo: Google Street View
43. The Golden Horse - Southsea
Golden Horse, at 178 Fawcett Road, Southsea was given a score of one on September 24. Inspectors found its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was generally satisfactory. However its management of food safety was rated major improvement necessary. | Google Photo: Google
44. Cafe Mendo's
Cafe Mendo'S, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Cafe, 164 Southampton Road, Titchfield, Fareham was given the score of one after assessment on October 9, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. Its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was generally satisfactory. However its management of food safety was rated as major improvement necessary. | Food Standards Agency Photo: Food Standards Agency