Hackney takeaway given new food hygiene rating

A Hackney takeaway has been handed a new four-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 Hackney takeaway has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Dusty Knuckle, a takeaway at Car Park Adjacent Fitzroy House, Abbot Street, Hackney, London was given the score after assessment on April 8, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Hackney's 239 takeaways with ratings, 89 (37%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.