Two Sussex spots rank top ten in country for food hygiene ratings
This town and city made it into the top 10...
Two places in Sussex have claimed top spots for food hygiene.
Hastings and Chichester have some of the highest standards in the country, according to new analysis of Food Standards Agency Data.
Both areas scored over 4.8 out of five, ranking them within the top 10 out of fifty areas in the country.
Elsewhere in Sussex, Crawley narrowly missed out in spot 11, while Brighton landed in 18th place with a rating of 4.66
Falling down further was Worthing - which fell 30th on the list.
Paul Turner CEnvH, MCIEH, an Environmental Health Officer, said: “Since its inception 15 years ago, the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme has played a pivotal role in improving standards across the UK.
"It has been incredibly successful in allowing local authorities and EHOs to effectively engage with both businesses and consumers to communicate important messages around food hygiene and safety.
“Prior to the launch, a number of regional ‘Scores on the Doors’ schemes existed that, though they were effective, didn’t easily allow for national comparison and benchmarking.
"A national standard means greater consistency for businesses and provides the public easy access to this vital information.
“However, we would welcome some updates to the FHRS to make it more suitable for the current landscape, which relies heavily on food delivery apps and aggregators.
"We would like to see this information displayed more prominently across these apps, perhaps with a traffic light system for easy identification.
“We are also always pushing to make the display of food hygiene ratings in England mandatory, as it is in Wales and Northern Ireland, to ensure that consumers have all the information they need to make informed choices about where to spend their hard-earned money.”