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Food hygiene ratings

Which businesses get a rating and what the ratings mean. How to display the rating, appeal a rating or request a hygiene rating revisit.

How a business is rated

A food hygiene rating looks at:

  • how hygienically the food is handled; how it's stored, prepared, cooked, re-heated, and cooled
  • the condition of the food premises; the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities
  • how the business manages likely problems with the food they sell 
  • what the business does to ensure food safety