introducing the national ‘food hygiene rating scheme’ in northumberland and switching from the...
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Introducing the national Introducing the national ‘Food Hygiene Rating ‘Food Hygiene Rating
Scheme’ in Northumberland Scheme’ in Northumberland and switching from the and switching from the ‘Scores on the Doors ‘Scores on the Doors
Scheme’Scheme’Gordon CraigsNorthumberland County Council [Public Protection Building, Loansdean, Morpeth: 0845 600 6400Email: [email protected]
The Northumberland Food EventThe Northumberland Food Event
What types of businesses are given a rating?
• Restaurants, takeaways, cafés, sandwich shops, pubs, hotels, supermarkets and other retail food outlets, and any other business where consumers can eat or buy food.
• Certain exemptions apply:- 'low-risk' premises which are not generally recognised by
consumers as being food businesses- certain businesses operating from private addresses – e.g.
childminders.
• Under certain circumstances, exempted businesses can request to opt into the scheme.
Scores on the Doors – how ratings are calculated
How will ratings be calculated and how will this differ from now?
Total Score >45 40-45
30-35
20-25 10-15 0-5
Rating 0 1 2 3 4 5
Stars
Criteria ScoreHow hygienically the food is handled 0 5 10 15 20 25
Condition of structure 0 5 10 15 20 25
How you manage and document food safety. 0 5 10 20 30
Total score 0 80Level of compliance High Low
Food safety officers use guidance to determine how to score each of these areas.
How will ratings be calculated and how will this differ from now?
• The rating depends on how well the business does overall and the area(s) that need improving the most - the business may do better in some areas and less well in others.
• To get the top rating, you must score no more than 5 in each of the three areas.
How will ratings be calculated and how will this differ from now?
Total score 0 - 15 20 25 - 30 35 - 40 45 - 50 > 50
Additional scoring factor
No score > 5
No score > 10
No score > 10
No score > 15
No score > 20 -
Rating 5 (top) 4 3 2 1 0 (bottom)
Hygiene standards Very good Good Generally
satisfactoryImprovement
necessary
Major improvement
necessary
Urgent
improvement
necessary
How do customers find out about ratings?
• Ratings are published online at www.food.gov.uk/ratings so your customers can look them up.
• Further Information: - from Food Safety Team Vivien
Montgomery, Senior EHO Food Safety 01670 534629
- on Food Standards Agency website at: www.food.gov.uk/ratings
Further information and questions?