We make sure all food businesses obey the law and supply
food that is safe to eat. Now you can find out how well a food
business did on its last inspection with the launch of our new
Somerset Foodscores scheme.
The Foodscores website gives
star rating information for food premises in North Somerset. There
are several ways to search for information on the website:
- to see a list of all assessed North Somerset food premises - in
the centre of the page is a list of Councils available on
Foodscores, click on North Somerset
at the bottom of the list
- to see a particular category of North Somerset food premises
(for example cafes or takeaways) - on the left at the top is a
box called Search by Council Area and Business
Type. Under Region select
Somerset and under
Locality select North
Somerset then select the Category you're
interested in
- to see the star rating for a particular North Somerset food
premises - on the left at the bottom is a box called Search
by Business Name or Address. Under
Region select Somerset and
under Locality select North
Somerset then enter the business name and click on
Find.
Our Environmental Health officers carry out regular checks on
all food premises to make sure the public is protected and that
high standards are maintained.
Under the Somerset Foodscores scheme star ratings are allocated
to food premises at the time of their routine inspection and each
food outlet is provided with a star rating sticker to display on
the door or window.
Star ratings have been allocated to premises in North Somerset
since 1 November 2007. The rating ranges from no stars for the
worst levels of compliance, through to five stars for the very best
standards of food safety management.
Star ratings are given on the basis of these criteria:
5 Excellent hygiene, highly confident in
management
4 Very good
3 Good
2 Satisfactory
1 Adequate compliance, some non-compliance with
hygiene legislation, more effort required to prevent a fall in
standards.
0 Poor hygiene conditions found, some major
non-compliance with food legislation, follow up action
likely.
NR These premises are not rated as they fall
outside the remit of the scheme. (e.g. it is a low risk food
operation or food handling/preparation was not going on at the time
of the inspection.)
NYI These premises have not yet been inspected but
will be included in the scheme in the near future.
The scores illustrate how well the officers consider each
business complies with food hygiene and safety legislation. They
also judge the structural conditions of the premises and indicate
their confidence in management to handle food safely.
Scores apply to the time of the last inspection only, so the
rating is simply a snapshot in time and may not represent current
conditions at the business.
As well as carrying out a public service and making inspection
information more accessible to the public, the scheme should also
see an improvement in future inspection scores as food businesses
will be keen to keep existing custom and gain new customers.
Somerset Foodscores is run in conjunction with the Environmental
Health teams at Mendip, Sedgemoor, Taunton Deane and West
Somerset Councils.
For more information contact
our Food and Safety
team.