Food venues across the country are rated by the Food Standards Agency on the standard of food hygiene on the date of the inspection by the local authority.
Each business is given a rating from zero to five – with five meaning hygiene standards are ‘very good’ and zero that ‘urgent improvement is required’.
A four-star rating means hygiene standards are good, while three stars suggest that hygiene is ‘generally satisfactory’.
A two-out-of-five score means that ‘some improvement is necessary’ and one star that ‘major improvement is necessary’.
The ratings of five are usually published as soon as the information is uploaded by the local authority while ratings between zero and four can be published three to five weeks after the date of inspection to allow for an appeal to be submitted.
Below is a list of 21 Derbyshire food venues which have been given new ratings recently – including pubs, restaurants, takeaways, cafés and more.
1. Hygiene scores
A Derbyshire restaurant and a Peak District pub with two-out-of-five hygiene scores are among the local food businesses which have recently received new food hygiene ratings. Photo: Food Standards Agency
2. The Little Health Shop, Matlock Bath - five-star hygiene rating
The Little Health Shop at The George Centre in Matlock Bath, has been given the maximum score of five after an inspection carried out on June 10. Photo: The Little Health Shop
3. Black Bulls Head, Belper - three-star hygiene rating
Black Bulls Head, a pub at Kilburn Lane in Openwoodgate near Belper, has been given a three-out-of-five food hygiene. This comes after a hygiene inspection carried out on June 11. Photo: Google
4. The Spotted Cow, Holbrook - three-star hygiene rating
The Spotted Cow, a pub at Town Street in Holbrook has been given a three-out-of-five food hygiene. This comes after a hygiene inspection carried out on June 11. Photo: Google