A KEBAB takeway and pizza restaurant are among those that have been given new food hygiene ratings.

According to the Food Standards Agency's website, two restaurants and takeaways have been handed new ratings. 

POW PIZZA at The Prince Of Wale in Marlow has been given a three rating, meaning standards are satisfactory, while Wycombe Best Kebab in Oxford Street, High Wycombe was also given a three score, meaning hygiene inspectors are generally satisfied.

The ratings, which are based on hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management are routinely updated.

Across the UK, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes are given a hygiene rating.

In Buckinghamshire, the majority of takeaways and restaurants continue to receive a three and above rating.

What each hygiene rating means

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

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Buckinghamshire’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

All ratings are as listed by the FSA on its website at the time of creating this list on Thursday, October 6.

POW PIZZA was handed a three-out-of-five rating after assessment on August 28.

And Wycombe Best Kebab was also given a score of three on August 27.