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OVER 50 Food Businesses GIVEN a FIVE Rating!

OVER 50 food businesses in Rhondda Cynon Taf have received a FIVE rating for their ‘Scores On The Doors’ in May and June 2024.

The ‘Scores On The Doors’ or to use its official name – the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme helps residents choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them clear information about the businesses’ hygiene standards. The Food Standards Agency run the scheme in partnership with all local authorities in Wales.

The scheme gives businesses a rating from 5 to 0 which is displayed at their premises and online so residents can make a more informed Food Hygiene Rating choice about where to buy and eat food.

5 *****

very good

4 ****

good

3 ***

generally satisfactory

2 **

some improvement is necessary

1 *

major improvement is necessary

0

urgent improvement is required

Over a TWO-month period a total of 77 establishments were given the highest FIVE rating – this also included private settings like schools and nurseries.

There were 53 public food premises awarded a FIVE rating during the same period:

  1. KFC, Aberdare
  2. Miles Better Baking
  3. Kitchen at Mountain Ash Golf Club
  4. Delicious
  5. Aberdare Market Cafe
  6. The Jeffrey Arms
  7. Whitey's Welsh BBQ
  8. Ponty Mini Market
  9. The Salad Box Tonypandy Ltd
  10. Istanbul Kebab
  11. Fire & Slice Pizza
  12. All Stars Gymnastics Club CIC
  13. Rainbow Room Rhiwgar
  14. Jin Ocean
  15. King's Garden
  16. The Little Chippy
  17. Wong Sang
  18. The Snack Box
  19. Plaice on The Strand
  1. Ferndale Hotel
  2. Yummy Kitchen
  3. Favorite
  4. Wing Wah
  5. Kim Thomas (Ice Cream)
  6. Rhos Wenallt Inn Restaurant
  7. Rhos Wenallt Inn
  8. Traditional Fish & Chips
  9. Jade Flower
  10. Sion's Kitchen
  11. Sugar Smiles
  12. Big Sams
  13. Cardiff Arms Fish Bar
  14. Judges, Aberdare
  15. YT's Plaice
  16. John Hughes Butchers Ltd
  17. Village Kebab House
  18. The Food Shack
  19. Pro Platter
  20. Paul Phillips Catering Services
  21. Pontypridd RFC
  1. Nicola's Sweets n Treats
  2. The Best Cafe
  3. Garwnant Visitor Centre
  4. Laal Mirchi Indian Takeaway
  5. Waffle House Caffi Lido
  6. Cwtch and Crumb Bakery
  7. Lakeside Cafe
  8. Walnut Tree Junction
  9. Caffi Coch
  10. Penygraig RFC
  11. Rhianwens Bakes
  12. Spuds on the Run
  13. The Windsor Hotel
  14. Hotel Chocolat, Talbot Green

All of these food premises were given the top rating – FIVE, this means the hygiene standards are very good and fully comply with the law. To get the top rating, businesses must do well in the following three elements -

  • Very good at handling the food hygienically – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored,
  • The business in very good physical condition – including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities,
  • The business is very good at managing the ways it keeps food safe - looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained.

Ratings are a snapshot of the standards of food hygiene found at the time of inspection. It is the responsibility of the business to comply with food hygiene law at all times.

Cllr Bob Harris, Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities, said;

“Everyone in Rhondda Cynon Taf deserves to enjoy their food, with full confidence that it has been prepared in a hygienic manner - the mandatory display of food hygiene ratings helps everyone to do just that.

“Not only is it beneficial for customers, but businesses too. And I'm really happy to see that over 50 food businesses in RCT have been given a ‘5’ rating during the recent May and June inspections. We are lucky to have some lovely and unique eateries in our County Borough and there are many more than the ones highlighted here, that have a ‘5’ ratings – these are just the ones from May and June! You can check the ratings of all premises online at https://ratings.food.gov.uk.”

The food hygiene rating scheme does not provide information on the following factors:

  • quality of the food, customer service, culinary skill, presentation, comfort, compliance with food standards and allergen law.

For more information on food safety inspections in Rhondda Cynon Taf please visit - https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Business/LicencesandPermits/Foodbusinesslicenceandregulations/Foodsafetyinspection.aspx

To search a rating of a local food premises visit - https://ratings.food.gov.uk/

Posted on 03/10/2024