Barking and Dagenham takeaway awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Joseph Hook, data reporter
Published 28th Feb 2023, 10:23 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Barking and Dagenham takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Barking and Dagenham takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Lucky Inn, a takeaway at 6 Faircross Parade, Longbridge Road, Barking was given the maximum score after assessment on January 19, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Barking and Dagenham's 215 takeaways with ratings, 101 (47%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.