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 26 Derbyshire food venues which have been given new ratings recently – including pubs, restaurants, takeaways, cafés and more.
13. Birds, Clay Cross - five-star hygiene rating
Birds Bakery, located at Oakleaf Close in Clay Cross, has been handed a five-out-of-five food hygiene score after an inspection, which was carried out on October 9. | Birds
14. Lottie's, Chesterfield - five-star hygiene rating
Lottie's Sandwich Bar, a takeaway at Saltergate in Chesterfield, was given the maximum score of five following an inspection carried out on October 15.
15. The Waggon & Horses, Alfreton -five-star hygiene rating
The Waggon & Horses, a JD Wetherspoon pub in Alfreton, has received a five-out-of-five food hygiene score after an inspection, which was carried out on October 7.
16. Delhi 41, Whittington Moor - four-star hygiene rating
Delhi 41 at Sheffield Road in Whittington Moor has been handed a four -out-of-five food hygiene rating after an inspection carried out on October 21.