St Helens food venues given new hygiene ratings

by the Food Standards Agency, while another was given four.

The FSA is responsible for ensuring that establishments are up to scratch in terms of food hygiene regulations, and that they are safe to frequent.

Establishments are graded against the following criteria:

• Hygienic food handling - Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.
• Management of food safety - System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
• Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building - Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene.

Ranging from zero to five, food hygiene ratings are given to food handling businesses after an inspection has assessed how well they comply with food safety laws.

The rating reflects the standards of food hygiene found on the date of the inspection.

Here is how the scores are graded.

5 – hygiene standards are very good

4 – hygiene standards are good

3 – hygiene standards are generally satisfactory

2 – some improvement is necessary

1 – major improvement is necessary

0 – urgent improvement is required

If businesses are awarded a score lower than five, the local authority officer will explain what action they can take to improve.

Bars, restaurants, cafes and takeaways are among the recent venues in St Helens to have been given a new rating recently.

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Which St Helens venues have been inspected?

Rated 4: Dolliez Bar, Barrow Street, St Helens was given the score after assessment on February 1, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

Rated 3: Ariete, at High Street, Newton-le-Willows was given the score after assessment on January 23, the Food Standards Agency's website shows

Ariete restaurant in Newton-le-Willows (Image: Stock)

Rated 4: Forum Cafe, at Stanley Street, Newton-le-Willows was given the score after assessment on January 22, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

Rated 4: Mamma J's, at High Street, Newton-le-Willows was given the score after assessment on January 19, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

Rated 4: Palace Balti, at Duke Street, St Helens was given the score after assessment on January 17, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

Rated 4: Moss Bank Express, at Dalehead Place, St Helens was given the score after assessment on January 16, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

Rated 3: Shere Khan Restaurant and Takeaway at Liverpool Road, St Helens; rated on January 15

Mamma J's was rated four (Image: Stock)

Rated 5: Subway at High Street, Newton-le-Willows; rated on November 30

Rated 1: Gelato Royale Express at Mccormack Avenue, St Helens; rated on January 22