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Scores on Doors food hygiene scheme proves a success in Westminster

Scores on the DoorsThe number of businesses in Westminster with top standards for food hygiene has risen from 15 to 132 since the implementation of the ‘Scores on the Doors’ rating system 12 months ago.
Posted: 06 October 2008 | 12:15

Manchester restaurant fined £10,000 for food safety breaches

Manchester restaurant fined £10,000 for food safety breachesAn Indian restaurant on Manchester's “Curry Mile” has been fined £10,000 after health inspectors found kitchens in a filthy state.
Posted: 15 September 2008 | 12:30

Punch punishes staff over hygiene exposé

MousePunch Taverns today confirmed that it has taken disciplinary action against individuals exposed in last night’s Rogue Restaurants programme for allowing poor hygiene at three Spirit pubs in Westminster and Chelsea.
Posted: 29 August 2008 | 15:26

Yates's staff resign after TV hygiene exposé

Yates's Reading branchThe owner of pub chain Yates’s has confirmed that the manager and kitchen team at its Reading outlet have resigned following a BBC exposé of poor hygiene standards on the Rogue Restaurants programme.
Posted: 22 August 2008 | 11:42

No decision on national 'scores on the doors'

chef in kitchenNo decision can be made on a national ‘scores on the doors’ scheme ranking restaurants on hygiene without further evidence, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been warned.
Posted: 20 August 2008 | 09:00

IHG plans 200 Indigo hotels across Asia - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Subway salmonella outbreak traced to Irish farm; Sitcom star loses stake in luxury Welsh hotel; Drought threatens Australian wines
Posted: 11 August 2008 | 09:48

Restaurant closed by health inspectors while restaurant critic dines inside

mouseShocked diners – including a food critic – were told to abandon their meals as health inspectors shut down the restaurant in which they were eating, last week.
Posted: 08 August 2008 | 07:00

James Martin named and shamed after food hygiene inspection

James MartinJames Martin, presenter of Saturday Kitchen on BBC1, has been "named and shamed" after a food inspection at his Winchester delicatessen.
Posted: 05 August 2008 | 11:15

Councils push for compulsory scores on doors

Restaurants may be forced to put London’s local authorities are backing a Bill that would make the display of “scores on the doors” certificates compulsory for all restaurants and pubs.
Posted: 01 July 2008 | 06:30

Hygiene rating must be fair

Stuart KnillA week after Yo! Sushi was forced to respond to media claims over its hygiene standards, Stuart Knill, food safety manager at stocktaking firm Venners, says the proposed "scores on the doors" must be fair
Posted: 26 June 2008 | 00:00

Salmonella outbreak kills British hotel guest in Italy

SalmonellaAn elderly British tourist has died and 30 others have been taken ill with suspected food poisoning while staying at the luxury Grand Hotel Gardone in Italy, according to The Guardian.
Posted: 25 June 2008 | 17:54

Customers want nutritional information on menus

Restaurants, pubs and cafés have a responsibility to provide nutritional information to diners, a new survey of customers has found.
Posted: 23 June 2008 | 14:58

Restaurant hit with heavy fine after salmonella outbreak

chinese foodEnvironmental health officers have spoken of the difficulty of accurately tracing the origins of salmonella poisoning outbreaks, after a restaurant was fined nearly £30,000.
Posted: 18 June 2008 | 15:45

FSA launches 'scores on the doors' consultation

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a 12-week consultation on a nationwide ‘scores on the doors’ scheme ranking restaurants on hygiene levels.
Posted: 22 May 2008 | 18:19

FSA launches card system to help diners with food allergies

Think allergy chef cardThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a new card system to help diners with food allergies when eating out in restaurants.
Posted: 20 May 2008 | 14:24

Chinese restaurants warned of banned GM rice from China

bowl of riceChinese restaurant owners in London have been warned to look out for a banned strain of Genetically Modified rice from China.
Posted: 22 April 2008 | 11:07

Jamaica Inn hotel fined for health & safety breaches

Jamaica InnA famous South-west hotel has been heavily fined after environmental health inspectors found kitchens in a filthy state.
Posted: 25 March 2008 | 14:31

Gordon Ramsay to double empire in three years - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

Weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: BAA to sell 33 properties to Arora; Fifteen training “hit-and-miss”, says report: Starbucks ordered to pay out $100m in withheld tips.
Posted: 25 March 2008 | 10:55

Mixed reaction to 'scores on the doors' scheme

chefA potential nationwide rollout of a "scores on the doors" scheme ranking restaurants on hygiene levels must be handled carefully, industry figures have warned.
Posted: 20 March 2008 | 07:00

Inn the Park restaurant fined for breaching food safety rules

Inn the ParkOliver Peyton’s Inn the Park restaurant in London’s St James’s Park has been fined £5,000 for breaching food safety regulations.
Posted: 17 March 2008 | 12:13

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10th October 2008