New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to seven of Eden’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.
Restaurants, cafes and canteens
- Rated 5: Shap Chippy, Main Street, Shap; rated on November 2
Pubs, bars and nightclubs
- Rated 5: Dog Beck at 20 Southend Road, Penrith; rated on November 8
- Rated 5: The Fox Inn at Ousby; rated on November 5
- Rated 5: Lakeside Inn at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest; rated on November 3
- Rated 5: Hopkinsons Caravan Park at Whitbarrow Hall, Berrier; rated on September 23
- Rated 4: Highland Drove Inn at Great Salkeld; rated on October 6
Takeaways
- Rated 5: Festive Fayre at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest, rated on November 3
The scheme gives businesses a rating from 5 to 0 which is displayed at their premises and online so people can make more informed choices about where to buy and eat food.
The ratings are as follows:
- 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
Ratings are a snapshot of the standards of food hygiene found at the time of inspection. It is the responsibility of the business to comply with food hygiene law at all times.
This includes:
- handling of food
- how food is stored
- how food is prepared
- cleanliness of facilities
- how food safety is managed
The food hygiene rating scheme does not provide information on the following factors:
- quality of the food
- customer service
- culinary skill
- presentation
- comfort
A food safety officer from the local authority inspects a business to check that it follows food hygiene law so that the food is safe to eat.
At the inspection, the officer will check the following three elements:
- how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
- the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities
- how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future
