Barking and Dagenham takeaway given new food hygiene rating

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 4th May 2023, 09:42 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 two-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Express Chicken, a takeaway at 7 Goresbrook Road, Dagenham was given the score after assessment on March 29, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Barking and Dagenham's 222 takeaways with ratings, 106 (48%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.