VENUES in the city have been handed new food hygiene ratings after the latest round of inspections.

Restaurants, pubs, bars, nightclubs and food outlets in Brighton and Hove all have their inspection results listed on the Food Standards Agency’s website.

What do the numbers mean?

• Zero – Urgent improvement necessary. There is one outlet with this rating.

• One – Major improvements necessary. There are 35 outlets with this rating.

• Two – Improvements necessary. There are 27 outlets with this rating.

• Three – Generally satisfactory. There are 123 outlets with this rating.

• Four – Good on assessment. There are 454 outlets with this rating.

• Five – Seen as very good. There are 1,987 outlets with this rating.

The following outlets received a rating of five:

• Munchies' Craft, Market Street, Brighton, rated on April 6

• Socialite Restaurant and Bar, East Street, Brighton, rated on April 6

• The Rum Kitchen, Black Lion Street, Brighton, rated on April 6

• The Hole In The Wall, Queensbury Mews, Brighton, rated on April 7

The following outlets received rating of four:

• Tee Tea, Church Street, Brighton. rated on March 3

• The Fiddlers Elbow, Boyces Street, Brighton, rated on March 4

• Toasted By GB Charcuterie, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, rated on March 7

The following outlets received a rating of three:

• Really Happy Chicken, West Street, Brighton, rated on March 7.

The following outlets received a rating of two:

• Supernatural, East Street, Brighton, rated on April 11

The following outlets received a rating of one:

• The Roastery by Trading Post, Sydney Street, Brighton, rated on March 9

Businesses which are given low ratings of zero or one must make urgent or major improvements to hygiene standards.

The local authority food safety officer has several enforcement options available as well as giving advice and guidance to make sure these improvements are made.

The food safety officer will also tell the business how quickly these improvements must be made and this will depend on the type of issue that needs to be addressed.

If the officer finds that a business’s hygiene standards are very poor and there is an imminent risk to public health, when food may be unsafe to eat, the officer must act to ensure consumers are protected.

This could result in stopping part of the business or closing it down completely until it is safe to recommence.