Finding local food hygiene ratings online:
Ever wondered if the dingy restaurant in the village is OK to eat at, or if the dodgy-looking takeaway down the road has good food hygiene standards?
Perhaps you’re a worried Mum, concerned about your kid’s school dinner hall? Is it clean? Are the dinner ladies adhering to food hygiene practices?
Well now you can find out if those places are rat-ridden holes or clean gleaming establishments with just a few clicks of the mouse.
How? By checking out this website: it allows you to find the cleanest, most hygienic places to eat in your area:
http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk
About ‘Scores on the Doors’:
Scores on the Doors lets you and I see businesses’ and schools’ hygiene ratings by searching through its online database.
You can check the hygiene ratings for any takeaways, pubs, clubs, schools, restaurants and food halls in your area (as long as your council is one of the 200 participating in this scheme!)
You can even search for hygiene ratings in different cities too, perfect if you’re out for the day or visiting friends!
You’ll be able to find out:
- If your kid’s school kitchen is hygienic
- If local restaurants boast top standards
- Which eateries were only given average marks
- Where to avoid (unless you want food poisoning!)
Choose hygienic places to eat:
When you learn that there were over 27,000 cases of food poisoning reported in England and Wales during 2008, it’s not surprising that you’re looking for somewhere clean and hygienic to eat, to avoid becoming sick.
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health is certain that there could be up to an astonishing 40,000 cases left unreported in addition to that figure. (See: http://bit.ly/a9OMIb) That really is quite a shocking amount of food poisoning!
So we’re happy to finally find a website, which lets us choose hygienic places to take our friends and family to eat. It means we can avoid the restaurants, cafes and burger vans that have very poor hygienic standards.
Instead, we can reward high-rating businesses with our custom as a ‘thank you’ for making the extra effort to score top marks.
We love the transparency of this scheme!
Because the scores are placed online for everybody to see, businesses are encouraged to improve their food hygiene standards, and to keep their marks high to encourage new custom.
All kitchen visits are unannounced:
To ensure businesses aren’t gaming the system by only having a tidy up before an inspection, the officers call in unannounced. They check that food is being cooked safely following all the correct procedures and food storage, food preparation and cleanliness are checked also.
Check out food hygiene ratings on the go!
If you’re lucky enough to own an iPhone, you can download a fabulous app from Scores on the Doors, which uses augmented reality to give you restaurant scores on the move.
If you have Radar on your iPhone, you can simply point your iPhone at any listed food business to see how many stars it has!
The app can also pick up your location and list eateries close to you, complete with scores!
Perfect if you’re walking around in a busy, unfamiliar city! This app will ensure you only spend money in the cleanest, most hygienic eateries!
Even better: This app is free and it’s compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Do you own a food business?
Make sure your chefs are up to standard:
Don’t risk a low grade on your food hygiene inspection, ensure your kitchen staff are fully trained in the latest food handling procedures today!
Get your food hygiene certificate online:
- It’s quick: I’ll take under two hours
- It’s accredited by the CPD
- Certificates are posted the next working day
- This training meets UK/EU legal requirements
Find out more by clicking here.
September 1st, 2010 at 9:52 am
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