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 16 Derbyshire food venues which have been given new ratings recently – including pubs, restaurants, takeaways, cafés and more.
5. Hardwick Inn, Chesterfield -five-star hygiene rating
Hardwick Inn at Hardwick Hall was inspected on March 24 and has since received a five-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Photo: Google
6. The Meal, Chesterfield - five-star hygiene rating
The Meal at Heath Road in Holmewood was inspected on March 24 and has since received a five-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Photo: Google
7. The Blazing Rag, Buxton - three-star hygiene rating
The Blazing Rag at London Road in Buxton ws inspected on February 25 and has been recently given a three-out-of-five food hygiene rating after the inspection. Photo: Google
8. Undal, Ripley - three-star hygiene rating
Undal, a Bangladeshi restaurant and takeaway at Wellington Street in Ripley was handed a three-out-of-five rating after an inspection on February 26. Photo: Google