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:
33. Shanghai Bay
Shanghai Bay at 78 Locksway Road, Southsea was rated one on September 3. The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building were generally satisfactory while its hygienic food handling was rated improvement necessary. Its management of food safety was major improvement necessary. | Google Photo: -
34. Portchester Sailing Club
Portchester Sailing Club at 208 Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham; was rated zero September 20. The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was rated as urgent improvement necessary. | Google Maps
35. The Light Takeaway
The Light Takeaway, at The Light Chinese Restaurant, 37 Jubilee Avenue, Portsmouth was given a score of two on September 9. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was rated generally satisfactory. The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated improvement necessary. | Google Maps Photo: Google
36. The China Garden
China Garden, a takeaway at 78 Tangier Road, Portsmouth was given a score of two on September 10. The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building and the management of food safety was generally satisfactory. Its hygienic food handling was rated improvement necessary. | Google Maps Photo: Google Maps