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