THIS YEAR, six food outlets in Brighton and Hove have been listed with a “one star rating” after being visited by hygiene inspectors.
That means "major improvement in food hygiene is needed".
Businesses can receive ratings ranging from zero (which means urgent improvement is necessary) to five (very good).
Some will have already taken steps to make necessary improvements.
These are the food outlets which are listed on the Food Standards Agency’s website with a one rating.
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La Fourchette
6 Queens Place, Hove
Hygienic food handling
Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Improvement necessary
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
Improvement necessary
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
Major improvement necessary
Jay's Newsagent
72 Goldstone Villas, Hove
Hygienic food handling
Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Very good
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
Generally satisfactory
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
Yefsis Of Hove
52A Lansdowne Place, Hove
N/A
Sushimania
15 - 17 Middle Street, Brighton
Hygienic food handling
Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Major improvement necessary
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
Generally satisfactory
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
Major improvement necessary
Tuckers
100 St Georges Road, Kemp Town, Brighton
Hygienic food handling
Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Improvement necessary
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
Improvement necessary
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
Major improvement necessary
Brinjal's
35 - 36 Lewes Road, Brighton
Hygienic food handling
Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Improvement necessary
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
Improvement necessary
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
Major improvement necessary
The main drive of the city council’s food safety team is public protection and public health.
Nick Wilmot, food safety team leader at the council and one of those responsible for giving the ratings, said: “Our main drive is public protection and public health and since we have been doing this, hygiene has improved.”
Talking about why making the ratings public was necessary, Mr Wilmot said: “This is another tool we use to improve standards within business.
“Before this it was between us and the business.
“Now it’s transparent. Why shouldn’t everyone know about that – if I was taking kids into restaurant why shouldn’t I know beforehand whether they have bad hygiene practices.”
Mr Wilmot added that if there was any serious risk to the public then the business would be closed down.
The frequency of food safety inspections varies from every six months to three years.
The council decides the frequency of inspection based on the risk posed by the food business.
Businesses can appeal and have a “right to reply” to give their view on their food hygiene rating.
Businesses can also request a re-visit and a re-score if they have made the necessary improvements – although re-scoring will incur a cost.
To read more detail about the restaurants given poor ratings and what the inspectors found, go to the argus.co.uk.
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