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Via BBC website

City`s takeaways poor in hygiene
Health inspectors in Leicester have revealed that more than half of the city`s takeaways are performing poorly in hygiene tests.
About 60% of more than 200 takeaways inspected were marked as "below average" on standard cleanliness tests.

A new rating system was introduced by the city council earlier this year.

Premises are given window stickers with a smile or a frown corresponding to how well or badly they perform but are not compelled to put them on display.

Anyone can access the results of the takeaway inspections on the council`s SmileSafe food safety website.

Hygiene tool

Takeaways are given scores from zero to 30 based on food hygiene and safety procedures, cleanliness, lighting and ventilation.

The owner of Grimsby Fish Bar, Lefteris Eleftheriou, said the inspectors looked at cooking temperatures, state of the kitchen and paperwork.

Malcolm Grange, the head of environmental health and licensing at the council, said the pilot scheme focused on takeaways because there was a high turnover and a need for more education in that sector.

"The scheme promotes and recognises good standards. It also highlights under-performing and aims to have incentives to make improvements because the results are made public.

"It is a tool to drive up food hygiene standards in food businesses."

He said that, while there was no obligation to display the food hygiene sticker if the takeaway failed, action was taken if the standards were not acceptable.





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Premises are given window stickers with a smile or a frown corresponding to how well or badly they perform but are not compelled to put them on display.

Why on Earth would you put up a frown?

You know people will be faking the smiley ones to put on their restaraunt when they fail and going to stick their frown ones on their competitors windows.

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I think the idea is a good one, its always hit n miss with any food place. Whats needed is a national scheme for the UK.

I am sure that signs will be faked but as they have there score on the website I am sure people will check and report them.

Would love a similar sceme in Manchester as I am sure most of Rusholme (the curry mile ) would be :( lol

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If you don`t see a smile, you can pretty well guess they have a frown, so avoid. Unless you want maggots & chips. :(

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The phrase we use to describe a minging takeaway is

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I`m going to have a rat burger

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I`m going to have a rat burger

hey dont knock rat meat 9 out of ten drunks prefer it oh and cat kebabs :o

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Smug lot aren`t you,considering your own kitchens would probably fail.... :/ :D ;) :p

Smug lot aren`t you,considering your own kitchens would probably fail....

Mine wouldn`t that`s for sure.

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Both of the Chinese takeaways I have used for years have both failed,The food as always been excellent and I have not had guts ache from either of them.... :)

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Mine wouldn`t that`s for sure.

Wouldn`t pass,or wouldn`t fail ?