What is the food hygiene rating?

Information for the residents of Bassetlaw

The scope of the scheme extends to establishments supplying food direct to consumers. This includes restaurants, cafés, takeaways, sandwich shops and other places where people eat food prepared outside the home, as well as food retailers. Establishments that do not supply food direct to consumers are "excluded" from the scope and will not be rated. This includes primary producers manufacturers and packers, importers and exporters, distributers including wholesalers. Establishments operating from private addresses are considered "sensitive" and no home addresses will be published.

We will help Businesses in Bassetlaw to achieve the highest rating possible.

What does the food safety officer check?

The food safety officer inspecting a business checks how well the business is meeting the law by looking at:

• how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
• the condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities
• how the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe

At the end of the inspection, the business is given one of the six ratings. The top rating of ‘5’ means that the business was found to have ‘very good’ hygiene standards. Any business should be able to reach this top rating.

The food safety officer will explain to the person who owns or manages the business what improvements are needed and how they can achieve the top rating of '5'. The local authority will check that these improvements are made.

The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme has been designed to make sure that the ratings given to businesses are fair.

What businesses are in the scheme?

The scope of the scheme extends to establishments supplying food direct to consumers. This includes restaurants, cafés, takeaways, sandwich shops and other places where people eat food prepared outside the home, as well as food retailers. Establishments that do not supply food direct to consumers are "excluded" from the scope and will not be rated. This includes primary producers manufacturers and packers, importers and exporters, distributers including wholesalers. Establishments operating from private addresses are considered "sensitive" and no home addresses will be published.

We will help Businesses in Bassetlaw to achieve the highest rating possible.

Last Updated on Wednesday, February 5, 2025