20 food outlets score 'zero' on hygiene rating (From Bucks Free Press)
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20 food outlets in Wycombe score 'zero' on hygiene rating
12:02pm Wednesday 14th November 2012 in News By Lawrence Dunhill
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TWENTY food outlets in Wycombe need to make ‘urgent’ improvements to meet food hygiene standards - according to a ratings system used by our councils.
This figure includes takeaway outlets, restaurants, shops and pubs which have scored ‘zero’ of out five in the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
Firms are given a green sticker to display their rating in the window, but are not required to do this.
However, you can easily check the rating of almost every food business in the county on the Food Standards Agency website. The website includes the option to sort the results by rating - CLICK HERE
The scheme has now been running for several months in Wycombe, with 900 premises inspected to help people choose where to eat out or shop for food.
Currently 84 food outlets are rated as one out of five – indicating ‘major improvements’ are necessary. However, nearly 300 premises in Wycombe have scored a ‘very good’ five out of five.
Inspectors look at how hygienically the food is handled, as well as the condition of the buildings and how the firm records what it does to make sure food is safe.
Wycombe District Council, which operates the scheme, said some of the zero ratings reflect “a lack of a formal documented food safety management system”, while other firms may have made improvements since the last inspection.
Spokesman Nick Sykes added: “Where there are serious contraventions that pose an imminent risk to public health, we do take action to protect this (which can include closing the premises down).
“In all other cases we take the appropriate enforcement action to secure compliance in line with our protocol.”
Cllr Audrey Jones, the council’s cabinet member for environment said it is “vitally important that food is prepared and cooked in the correct manner”.
But asked if the council advises people to avoid firms with a zero rating, Mr Sykes said: “This is not our role, the scheme provides information to the public to allow them to make informed decisions.”
The South Bucks district has about 480 food outlets - just over half the total in Wycombe - but only 11 of those have been given a rating of zero or one [with three rated zero]. Chiltern has about 600 outlets, with 45 given the bottom two ratings [with two rated zero].
For the ratings in South Bucks click HERE and for Chiltern click HERE
For more information on the ratings system click HERE
Comments(20)
motco
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12:56pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Ivor'sbestfriend
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12:58pm Wed 14 Nov 12
37 - 38 High Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Barnes Food & Wine
52-54 Castle Street High Wycombe Bucks
Bella Vita
1 - 3 Bell Street Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire
Black Lion Public House
The Black Lion Woodlands Drive Naphill High Wycombe
Chicken Cottage
5 Oxford Street High Wycombe Bucks
Denis's Kebab
High Street Traders High Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Farmhouse Pizza
258 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Giant Pizza Company
6 Cross Court Plomer Green Avenue Downley High Wycombe
Guls Grill & Curry
256 Desborough Road High Wycombe Bucks
Kebabish Original
8 Oxford Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Kings Ride Supermarket
Kings Ride Supermarket 28-30 Kings Ride Tylers Green High Wycombe
Naphill Mini Market
19 Main Road Naphill Buckinghamshire
Nasars
8 Corporation Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Noshahi Halal Meat & Food Store
118 - 120 Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Shammy's Fry
1 Dashwood Avenue High Wycombe Bucks
Star Of India
Holmer Green Road Hazlemere Buckinghamshire
Starlight Stores
8 High Street Downley Buckinghamshire
Thai Masala Restaurant
The Heart In Hand Cores End Road Bourne End Buckinghamshire
The Pad
Wycombe Air Park Booker High Wycombe Bucks
The Pheasant PH
The Pheasant PH 99 London Road High Wycombe Bucks
KrisChaplin
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1:20pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Darren Hayday
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1:56pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Me, just me
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2:28pm Wed 14 Nov 12
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.'
Im a little worried, i eat at several of the places that get a '0', yuk
gungun
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2:34pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Interesting that some pubs were mentioned and that book keeping can mark you down
Gerry47
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3:04pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Ivor'sbestfriend
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3:12pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Gerry47 wrote:Ask Ivor about that.
Why was Ann Summers listed as excempt ? Aren't chocolate willies subject to food hygiene standards ?
Scarletto
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4:38pm Wed 14 Nov 12
We should all hope they've got the message and prohibition/closure orders are served if they persist when re-inspected.
readerabc
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5:00pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Lividov
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5:46pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Voyeur
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6:40pm Wed 14 Nov 12
300Aylesbury
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7:24pm Wed 14 Nov 12
RESPECTOTHERS
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10:27pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Me, just me
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12:38pm Thu 15 Nov 12
300Aylesbury wrote:I had food poisoning from there once, but i think it has changed hands since then
The Black Lion Naphill, zero! And its just been refurbished. If you value your health look at the list and stay away.
J B Blackett
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11:45pm Thu 15 Nov 12
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Those outlets surely should get negative scores - reflecting the immediate danger people reckless enough to let any of that smelly evil slimy oozy stuff near any of their bodily orifices.
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You can tell which ones they are by just observing them (from the outside) .. You don't need a degree in hygiene to work out or spot which are the unhygienic and dangerous ones.
Lividov
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12:24pm Fri 16 Nov 12
wicker
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2:07pm Fri 16 Nov 12
J B Blackett
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1:37pm Sun 18 Nov 12
Lividov wrote:No - zero stars is not adequate. Some of these places are an actual threat and instant danger to anybody foolish or innocent enough to frequent these places.
Why a negative score - isn't 0 stars bad enough?
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Currently with a zero rating these awful oulets can still carry on trading and selling their toxic products to the general public. A negative score would mean they had to immediately cease trading until they put things right and were subsequently re-evaluated
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Currently that does not happen and the public is put at unnecessary risk of food poisoning or worse.
Fit2drop says...
12:36pm Wed 14 Nov 12