MORE than 10 places to eat and drink in the Bradford district have received their latest food hygiene rating.

Hundreds of new inspections by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) take place across the country each day.

Inspectors go anywhere from restaurants, pubs and cafes to takeaways, food vans, canteens and stalls.

Other locations for food hygiene inspections include hotels, supermarkets and other food shops, schools, hospitals and care homes.

In the latest list of food hygiene ratings, ten out of 13 eating and drinking establishments were awarded the highest rating of five stars.

The following ratings have been given to six restaurants, cafes or canteens:

• Rated 5: Salvation Army Homeless Canteen & The Orchard Community Hub, 371 Leeds Road, Bradford; rated on August 29.

• Rated 5: Taste Of Bengal, 79 Bradford Road, Idle, Bradford; rated on August 29.

• Rated 5: Peelers Cafe, Peel Park, Cliffe Road, Bradford; rated on August 24.

• Rated 5: McDonalds, 2 Tony Miller Approach, Shipley; rated on August 23.

• Rated 3: Falafel n Juice Co, 26 Kirkgate, Bradford; rated on August 2.

• Rated 3: Icestone Desserts, 304-306 Great Horton Road, Bradford; rated on August 2.

Two ratings have been handed to pubs, bars or nightclubs:

• Rated 5: Bracken Ghyll Golf Club, Skipton Road, Addingham; rated on August 22,

• Rated 5: AJ’s, Parkwood Street, Keighley; rated on August 21.

Plus five ratings for takeaways:

• Rated 5: 3 An's Petroleum, Keighley Road, Silsden; rated on August 24.

• Rated 5: Fish & Bite, 155-157 Dudley Hill Road, Bradford; rated on August 24.

• Rated 5: Pepe's Piri Piri, 49 Great Horton Road, Bradford; rated on August 23.

• Rated 5: Ashiana at 7 Wells Road, Ilkley; rated on August 17.

• Rated 4: Greengates Balti at 6 Ruswarp Crescent, Bradford; rated on August 2.

What do different food hygiene ratings mean?

There are six different ratings that a venue can be awarded from 0 to 5. Here's what the ratings mean:

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.

What do FSA inspectors assess?

Inspectors look at a few different key elements when assessing the hygiene of a restaurant including: 

  • How hygienically the food is handled- such as how its prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled, and stored.
  • The condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, and other facilities.
  • How the business manages what it does to make sure food is safe so the officer can be confident standards will be maintained in the future.

Do businesses have to show their food hygiene ratings in-store?

In England and Scotland, it is voluntary for businesses to display their FSA food hygiene rating sticker.

However, businesses in Wales and Northern Ireland are legally required to display their food hygiene ratings in a prominent place, such as the front door, entrance or window of the premises.