A NUMBER of pubs and takeaways are among the businesses in and around the Chester-le-Street area 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, fourteen 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 Chester-le-Street 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 12.
Businesses with a 0 rating - Urgent Improvement Necessary
There were no businesses that were given a zero* rating at time of publication.
Businesses with a 1 rating - Major Improvement Necessary
Causey Arch Inn, Beamish - inspected February 2019
Dhillons Golden Fry, Gibside, Chester-Le-Street - inspected July 2019
Mister Spice, Avondale Terrace, Chester-Le-Street - inspected June 2019
Pizza Uno, Pelton, Chester-Le-Street - inspected December 2019 (new rating to be published soon)
Businesses with a 2 rating - Some Improvement Necessary
Ashley Cottage Tea Room, Ashley Terrace, Chester-Le-Street - inspected October 2018
Baxters, Front Street, Chester-Le-Street - inspected December 2019
Brenda's Cafe, North Burns, Chester-Le-Street - inspected November 2019
Ceasars Kitchen, Front Street, Chester-Le-Street - inspected December 2018
Lumley Pizza, Great Lumley, Chester-Le-Street - inspected June 2019
New Red Lantern, Front Street, Chester-Le-Street - inspected November 2019
Teeney Weeney Ice Creamery, Chester-Le-Street - inspected May 2019
The Distillery, Red Rose Terrace, Chester-le-Street - inspected November 2018
The Lambton Worm, North Road, Chester-Le-Street - inspected February 2020
Welcome Inn, Murray Road, Chester-le-Street - inspected November 2019
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