City eateries that have zero score for their food hygiene

THESE are the three latest Cardiff eateries to be awarded zero food hygiene ratings, according to the Food Standards Agency.

The food hygiene rating scheme helps consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by providing information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, pubs, cafés, takeaways, hotels and other places to eat, as well as supermarkets and other food shops.

Three of the latest such places in Cardiff to receive zero food hygiene ratings by the Food Standards Agency are Roth venues Fish and Field, Juno Lounge and Spicy Hut.

Fish and Field on Wedal Road was listed as being inspected on February 17.

Details of the rating on the FSA’s website said that improvement was necessary for hygienic food handling, major improvement was necessary for cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene, and that urgent improvement was necessary for the 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).

Juno Lounge on Wellfield Road was inspected on February 18, according to the FSA – an independent Government department.

Details of the inspection revealed that although hygienic food handling was generally satisfactory, major improvement was necessary for cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building, and urgent improvement was necessary for management of food safety.

Spicy Hut on City Road was inspected on February 15.

Details of the inspection said improvement was necessary for hygienic food handling, major improvement was necessary for the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building, and that urgent improvement was necessary for the management of food safety.

Cardiff council confirmed the ratings were correct as of this week.

A council spokesperson said Fish and Field and Spicy Hut had both received follow-up visits to check on work being carried out and that Juno Lounge had been inspected again since the zero food hygiene score and that the rating would be published once the appeal period has expired.

Muhammad Khan, manager of Spicy Hut, said the establishment had noted the necessary changes, was expecting a new visit from inspectors and had made improvements.

A spokesman for Fish and Field said they were awaiting a re-inspection and had made the necessary changes since their last inspection.

A spokesman for Juno Lounge said they had always taken food hygiene very seriously and that onsite management took immediate action to temporarily close the kitchen to address issues to make sure there was no further cause for concern.

He said they had received a new inspection rating which was more in line with what it has been in previous years.

The food hygiene scheme is run by the Food Standards Agency in partnership with local authorities in Wales England and Northern Ireland.

Local authorities are responsible for carrying out inspections of food businesses to check that they meet the requirements of food hygiene law.

They give businesses food hygiene ratings based on the findings of inspections and then publish this information on the FSA website.

The Food Standards Agency is the government department responsible for food safety in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

It gives local authorities advice, training, and other support to help them run the scheme.