City of London restaurant hit with 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 City of London restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

MBER, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 1a Pudding Lane, London was given the minimum score after assessment on March 29, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of City of London's 773 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 658 (85%) have ratings of five and just two have zero ratings.