New Scores on the Doors

Today the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead switch from the Scores on the Doors rating system (under which  Tastes was awarded five stars in 2010) to the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. As with the Scores on the Doors scheme, food outlets, such as restaurants, takeaways and pubs, are inspected by food safety officers to check that their hygiene standards meet legal requirements. The businesses are rated on a scale from zero (urgent improvement necessary) to five (very good) and the results of the inspection are visible on the Food Standards Agency web site.

Cllr Carwyn Cox, cabinet member for environmental services, said: Although we have run our own successful food hygiene scheme, we have opted to change to the national FHRS as we can see the benefits for local food businesses and the people that eat or shop in them.

Having a single scheme which is consistent nationwide means that the ratings have the same significance wherever people are buying food or eating out.

Residents and visitors will be able to use the information when deciding which food outlets to choose and we hope that food companies will recognise that displaying a
good hygiene rating is good for business.

We received our new sticker last week, and have it on display in the shop window. Now we a can add the new widget to our web site as well.