Food hygiene: Herefordshire pub is told to improve

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 May 11

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory 

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: improvement necessary

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: improvement necessary

The Verzon Hotel, Ledbury

Rating: three out of five on May 11

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

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Brew, Bromyard

Rating: five out of five on June 9

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: very good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Kington Golf Club, Bradnor

Rating: five out of five on June 21

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