9 Portsmouth takeaways and restaurants with given 5 and 4 food hygiene ratings since May

The ratings were introduced to give customers clear information about the hygiene standards of premises selling food.

Inspections are carried out by local authorities.

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Businesses are given a rating from 0 to 5, with the latter being the highest that a premises can be awarded.

Here is what each one means:

5 – hygiene standards are very good

4 – hygiene standards are good

3 – hygiene standards are generally satisfactory

2 – some improvement is necessary

1 – major improvement is necessary

0 – urgent improvement is required

See the ratings of 9 businesses visited by inspectors since May in Portsmouth in our gallery below.

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