HEREFORDSHIRE pubs, restaurants and takeaways have been handed new ratings in the latest round of food hygiene inspections.

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.

Flavours, Bromyard

Rating: two out of five on August 3

Hygienic food handling: improvement necessary

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory 

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: improvement necessary

The Black Swan, Much Dewchurch

Rating: three out of five on August 3

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

Ramos Pizza Kebab House, Bromyard

Rating: four out of five on August 3

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: good

Yoko's Thai Food, Leominster

Rating: five out of five on September 5

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good

The Buttercup, Leominster 

Rating: five out of five on August 30

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good

The Harewood End, Harewood End

Rating: five out of five on August 25

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

Kings Fee, Commercial Road, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on August 23

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

The Patty Parlour, Bewell Street, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on August 23

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good