Scores on the Doors: Food hygiene results for Brighton and Hove

This month, there have been 13 outlets which have had their inspection results listed on Food Standards Agency’s website.

What do the numbers mean?

• Zero – Urgent improvement necessary. There are currently 0 outlets with this rating.
• One – Major improvements necessary. There are currently 31 outlets with this rating.
• Two – Improvements necessary. There are currently 26 outlets with this rating.
• Three – Generally Satisfactory. There are currently 160 outlets with this rating.
• Four – Good on assessment. There are currently 487 outlets with this rating.
• Five – Seen as very good. There are currently 1,824 outlets with this rating.

Lumberjacks | One
3 Clarendon Place, Portslade. Rated on: November 03

Food Hygiene and Safety: Very good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Requires improvement
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Major improvement necessary
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

D And D Meats | Three
38 St James’s Street, Brighton. Rated on: November 10

Food Hygiene and Safety: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Generally satisfactory
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Generally satisfactory
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Bangerz ‘n’ Burgerz | Five
33 Duke Street, Brighton. Rated on: December 08

Food Hygiene and Safety: Very good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Very good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Block | Five
101 St James’s Street, Brighton. Rated on: December 17

Food Hygiene and Safety: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Bluegrass BBQ @ The New Unity PH | Five
52 – 53 London Road, Brighton. Rated on: December 01

Food Hygiene and Safety: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Greens And Grains | Five
103 St James’s Street, Brighton. Rated on December 08

Food Hygiene and Safety: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Hare And Hounds Wet Sales | Five
75 London Road, Brighton. Rated on: December 10

Food Hygiene and Safety: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Mediterraneo Cafe | Five
164 Portland Road, Hove. Rated on: December 03

Food Hygiene and Safety: Very good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Wolfox Avenue | Five
56 – 58 St James’s Street, Brighton. Rated on: December 10

Food Hygiene and Safety: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

Structural Compliance: Very good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities.

Confidence in Management: Good
This rating is based on the inspector’s check of how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

Businesses which are given low ratings must make urgent or major improvements to hygiene standards.

The local authority food safety officer has several enforcement options available as well as giving advice and guidance to make sure these improvements are made.

The food safety officer will also tell the business how quickly these improvements must be made and this will depend on the type of issue that needs to be addressed.

If the officer finds that a business’s hygiene standards are very poor and there is an imminent risk to public health, when food may be unsafe to eat, the officer must act to ensure consumers are protected.

This could result in stopping part of the business or closing it down completely until it is safe to recommence.