CHINESE takeaways, a catering firm and a hotel are among the businesses in and around the Consett and Stanley areas that have been told to improve on their food safety and hygiene practices.
Out of scores of businesses inspected by Durham County Council food safety inspectors, thirteen have been indentified as requiring some form of improvement.
Across the UK, food outlets including convenience stores, restaurants, pubs, takeaways, hospitals and care homes are ranked by hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management.
Food hygiene ratings
0 - Urgent Improvement Necessary
1 - Major Improvement Necessary
2 - Some Improvement Necessary
3 - Hygiene Standards Generally Satisfactory
4 - Hygiene Standards Good
5 - Hygiene Standards Very Good
We've rounded up the Consett and Stanley food outlets that the Food Standards Agency have asked clean up their act.
Source: Food Standards Agency - all ratings correct and valid at time of publication on Sunday, April 5.
Businesses with a 0 rating - Urgent Improvement Necessary
At tme of publication there were no businesses that had been given a zero* rating.
Businesses with a 1 rating - Major Improvement Necessary
Bamboo House, Stanley - inspected February 2020
Burnopfield Chop Suey House, Burnopfield - inspected November 2019
Consett Pizza & Grill, Consett - inspected January 2020
Massala King, South Stanley - inspected October 2019
Businesses with a 2 rating - Some Improvement Necessary
China Tasty, Annfield Plain - inspected November 2019
Derwentside Caterers, Stanley - inspected August 2019
Golden Leaf Chinese Takeaway, Burnopfield - inspected January 2019
Hobson Hotel, Hobson - inspected September 2018
Hotway, Leadgate, Consett - inspected February 2020
Mr Crusty's Cafe, South Moor - inspected February 2019
Osmany Curry Out, Annfield Plain - inspected March 2019
Rathour Newsagent, Consett - inspected August 2016
Trafalgar Indian Restaurant, Consett - inspected August 2019
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