Hackney takeaway handed new 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.

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

Perfect Chicken, a takeaway at 350 Mare Street, Hackney, London was given the score after assessment on October 23, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Hackney's 263 takeaways with ratings, 131 (50%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.