More than 1,100 Welsh food premises given a low hygiene rating, Plaid Cymru reveals
More than 1,100 food premises across Wales have a zero or one rating for food hygiene, according to information obtained by PlaidCymru.
More than 100 of these were in North Wales, where 12 premises had a zero rating. Conwy had 6 zero-rated premises and 31 rated at one – on a scale of zero to five. By contrast, Anglesey had no zero ratings and 11 one ratings.
31% of Deeside takeaways scored 2 or less in their respective food hygiene inspections.
In Flintshire there are 891 food premises, 2 scored a zero rating and 19 achieved just a score of 1.
A Plaid Cymru supporter submitted a Freedom of Information request and information on ratings was also obtained from the Food Standards Agency website http://ratings.food.gov.uk
Plaid Cymru’s Shadow Minister for Food Llyr Gruffydd said:
“The system of publishing food hygiene ratings on the Food Standards Agency website and at food establishments gives the consumer the information they need to decide which premises they will use.
“It is vital that local authorities ensure that all premises display their ratings so they are seen by the public and they certainly provide an encouragement to businesses to up their game.
“The vast majority of food premises have shown themselves to be excellent when it comes to ensuring good food hygiene standards but there are still too many that are not up to scratch.
“Where there are significant failings, local authorities need to send out a message to businesses that they face prosecution if their actions put the health of consumers at risk.”
FOOD HYGIENE
Anglesey
Number of food premises: 758
How many food premises with zero rating :0
How many food premises with 1 rating: 11
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Blaenau Gwent
Number of food premises: 499
How many food premises with zero rating: 0
How many food premises with 1 rating: 19
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Bridgend
Number of food premises: 1,006
How many food premises with zero rating: 11
How many food premises with 1 rating: 56
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 2 since April 2012
Figures as at March 6, 2014
Caerphilly
Number of food premises: 1083
How many food premises with zero rating: 1
How many food premises with 1 rating: 56
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Cardiff
Number of food premises: 2,487
How many food premises with zero rating: 8
How many food premises with 1 rating: 154
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 7 since 2010
Carmarthen
Number of food premises: 1,292
How many food premises with zero rating: 4
How many food premises with 1 rating: 28
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Ceredigion
Number of food premises: 707
How many food premises with zero rating: 4
How many food premises with 1 rating: 32
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Conwy
Number of food premises: 1,263
How many food premises with zero rating: 6
How many food premises with 1 rating: 31
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Denbighshire
Number of food premises: 817
How many food premises with zero rating: 3
How many food premises with 1 rating: 16
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Flintshire
Number of food premises: 891
How many food premises with zero rating: 2
How many food premises with 1 rating: 19
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 0
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 0
Gwynedd
Number of food premises: 1,688
How many food premises with zero rating: 1
How many food premises with 1 rating: 12
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 4 since food hygiene regulations in 2006
Merthyr Tydfil
Number of food premises: 413
How many food premises with zero rating: 1
How many food premises with 1 rating: 32
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Monmouthshire
Number of food premises: 731
How many food premises with zero rating: 1
How many food premises with 1 rating: 31
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 2 (1 obstruction/1 unsafe food)
Neath Port Talbot
Number of food premises: 750
How many food premises with zero rating:2
How many food premises with 1 rating: 55
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 3
Newport
Number of food premises: 1,008
How many food premises with zero rating: 4
How many food premises with 1 rating: 41
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Pembrokeshire
Number of food premises: 1,634
How many food premises with zero rating: 3
How many food premises with 1 rating: 69
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches: 7 since 2011
Powys
Number of food premises: 1,723
How many food premises with zero rating: 9
How many food premises with 1 rating: 89
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Number of food premises: 1,654
How many food premises with zero rating: 9
How many food premises with 1 rating: 76
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Swansea
Number of food premises: 1,309
How many food premises with zero rating: 1
How many food premises with 1 rating: 97
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Torfaen
Number of food premises: 549
How many food premises with zero rating: 5
How many food premises with 1 rating: 29
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Vale of Glamorgan
Number of food premises: 1003
How many food premises with zero rating: 8
How many food premises with 1 rating: 60
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
Wrexham
Number of food premises: 853
How many food premises with zero rating: 0
How many food premises with 1 rating: 19
Prosecutions for food hygiene breaches:
FIGURES CORRECT AS AT APRIL 25, 2014
