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.
9. Candlemaker, Ripley - five-star hygiene rating
Candlemaker, a family-run wine bar & tapas house at Church Street in Ripley has been given a five-out-of-five food hygiene. This comes after a hygiene inspection carried out on June 11. Photo: Candlemaker
10. Taj Of Belper - five-star hygiene rating
Taj Of Belper, located at Bridge Street in Belper, has been given a five-out-of-five food hygiene. This comes after a hygiene inspection carried out on June 11. Photo: Google
11. Duke Of Wellington, Matlock - five-star hygiene rating
Duke Of Wellington, a pub at Wellington Street in Matlock, has been given a five-out-of-five rating after an inspection carried out on June 18. Photo: Google
12. Tin Hut Cafe, Bakewell - five-star hygiene rating
Tin Hut Cafe at Riverside Units on Buxton Road in Bakewell was inspected on June 26 and has recently received a five-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Photo: Tin Hut Cafe