Havering restaurant hit with new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating

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

Spice Hut, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Exchange Street, Romford was given the minimum score after assessment on November 24, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Havering's 499 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 346 (69%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.