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What is the National Food Hygiene Rating
Scheme?
It is a scheme to provide customers with at-a-glance information
about hygiene standards in food businesses. Businesses in
South Somerset are rated by food hygiene inspectors, and
this helps customers make informed choices about where they buy and
eat food.
Which businesses are given a rating?
Restaurants, takeaways, cafes, sandwich shops, pubs, hotels,
supermarkets and other retail food outlets, as well as any other
business where consumers can eat or buy food, will be given a
rating.
Businesses will be issued with a rating certificate
and sticker and be encouraged to display these.
   
How is the rating calculated?
Following a food hygiene inspection by an
officer of South Somerset District Council,
businesses will be given a rating for the standards of hygiene
found at that time. These include:
- How hygienically the food is handled - safe food preparation,
cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.
- The condition of the structure of the premises - cleanliness,
repair, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities.
- How food safety is managed and documented - using systems such
as 'Safer Food Better Business'
or equivalent.
What do the ratings mean?
- A rating of 5 means that conditions are
very good
- A rating of 4 means that conditions are
good
- A rating of 3 means that conditions are
generally satisfactory
- A rating of 2 means that improvement
is necessary
- A rating of 1 means that major
improvement is necessary
- A rating of 0 means that urgent
improvement is necessary
How do I find out the ratings of food businesses in
South Somerset?
Link to records for South Somerset District Council where you
can view food hygiene ratings for your favourite restaurant,
café or takeaway. Please note that ratings are given at
the time of inspection and changes may have occurred at the
premises since this date.
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