From takeaways and pubs, to cafes and restaurants, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects food hygiene levels to ensure the establishments are up to standard.
Inspectors rate establishments in the below areas with the FSA definitions included:
Hygienic food handling – Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
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
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
Each area is given a rating from zero to five which then factors towards the overall rating of the eatery. Restaurants have the opportunity to appeal the rating and can request a re-inspections. Any restaurants that have appealed or that have requested a new inspection and are awaiting a new score according to the FSA website have not been included in this article.
Further details on the individual food hygiene reports can be found on the Food Standards Agency website.
Here are 15 eateries which have scored 1 or 2 hygiene ratings in April:
9. Teamsport Indoor Karting
A Gosport restaurant has been handed a new two-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Teamsport Indoor Karting, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Unit 400, Fareham Reach, 166 Fareham Road, Gosport was given the score after assessment on March 27, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. Its hygienic food handling was good and the food safety management was rated very good. However the inspector rated the cleanliness of the facilities and the building as needing improvement. Photo: FSA
10. Thailand Cafe and Takeaway, Southsea
Rated 2: Thailand Cafe And Takeaway at 186 Albert Road, Southsea; rated on March 18. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was rated as good. However the cleanliness of the facilities and building required improvement. Photo: Google
11. Karims
Karims, a takeaway at 147 Gosport Road, Fareham was given a score of two on April 2. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was deemed generally satisfactory. However the cleanliness and condition of its facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Photo: Google Maps
12. Rapscallions - Port Solent
Rapscallions Port Solent, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Ground Floor, 24 - 25 The Boardwalk, Portsmouth was handed a two-out-of-five rating after assessment on March 19. Its hygienic food handling and food safety management was generally satisfactory. The cleanliness and condition of its facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. Photo: Habibur Rahman