Gateshead takeaway given new five-star food hygiene rating

A Gateshead takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

A Gateshead takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Subway, a takeaway at 2 Crowhall Lane, Felling Central, Felling was given the maximum score after assessment on May 22, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Gateshead's 202 takeaways with ratings, 123 (61%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.