Food hygiene: Hereford pub told major improvement is needed

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, 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.

One Hereford pub has been told that major improvement is needed in this week's published ratings.

While the Saracen's Head in Hereford was found to be 'good' for hygienic food handling, and the cleanliness and condition of the building was found to be satisfactory, inspectors said major problems were found with the third category.

This is that there are systems 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

The Saracens Head, Hereford

Rating: one out of five on January 17

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: major improvement necessary

What this rating means overall: major improvement necessary

Taste of India, Leominster

Rating: three out of five on January 17

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

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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Mowchak, Commercial Road, Hereford

Rating: four out of five on January 17

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: good

The Baiting House, Upper Sapey

Rating: five out of five on February 9

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good