Lewisham takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

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

Favourable Fried Chicken, a takeaway at 11 Staplehurst Road, London was given the score after assessment on June 14, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Lewisham's 351 takeaways with ratings, 114 (32%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.