A HEREFORDSHIRE pub has been told improvement is necessary after it was visited by food hygiene inspectors.

All businesses handling food in the county are regularly checked by local authority food hygiene inspectors.

Businesses are rated out of five, with five being the highest score and zero meaning urgent improvement is necessary.

They are rated on their handling of food, the cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings including layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, and their systems and checks to ensure food sold or served is safe to eat, and evidence that staff know about food safety.

Hope and Anchor, Ross-on-Wye

Rating: two out of five on September 13

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: improvement necessary

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: improvement necessary

Holme Lacy House Hotel

Rating: three out of five on September 8

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

Traveller's Rest Beefeater, Ross-on-Wye

Rating: four out of five on September 6

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: good

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The Chase Inn, Colwall

Rating: four out of five on September 13

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: good

The Lion Hotel, Leintwardine

Rating: four out of five on September 9

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: good

Mansoori Food, Butter Market, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on October 11

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Orange Tree, King Street, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on October 10

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Sizzler, Union Street, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on September 14

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good