A Worthing store has been handed the worst food hygiene rating in the area.
Peter's Hub, a supermarket and convenience store located at 33 Rowlands Road, Worthing, was given a food hygiene rating of zero after being visited by an inspector on October 22, 2025.
The rating means the retailer is the only establishment in the Worthing district with a score of zero.
It places Peter's Hub in the bottom 0.1% of all businesses in the area.
A zero rating means “urgent improvement necessary”.
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Inspectors found the cleanliness and condition of the building and facilities to be generally satisfactory.
However, urgent improvement was found to be needed when it came to management of food safety.
This includes systems in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, and evidence that staff know about food safety.
Improvement was also found to be necessary in hygienic handling of food, including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.
Businesses are rated between zero and five for food hygiene, with five being the best and zero the worst.
The ratings scheme is set out in law in Wales and Northern Ireland, but in England, it is up to the businesses if they want to display their ratings.
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