Camden restaurant handed new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating

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 Camden restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Camden restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Mauve Kitchen, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 78 Southampton Row, London was given the minimum score after assessment on March 4, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Camden's 1,256 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 621 (49%) have ratings of five and just seven have zero ratings.