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

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 8th Jun 2023, 10:03 BST
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 Merton restaurant has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

NYEAT, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 14 Leopold Road, Wimbledon was given the minimum score after assessment on May 3, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Merton's 467 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 374 (80%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.