Food hygiene ratings handed to two Newcastle restaurants

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.
New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Newcastle’s restaurants, cafes or canteens, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Newcastle’s restaurants, cafes or canteens, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

DCFS NCL Limited T/a Dixy chicken, at Arch 1 Forth Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne was handed a three-out-of-five rating after assessment on March 16.

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And The Small Canteen, at 17 Starbeck Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne was given a score of zero on March 16.

It means that of Newcastle's 659 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 485 (74%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.