Southwark establishment given new food hygiene rating

By Katie Williams, Data Reporter
Published 27th Jun 2022, 10:19 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 Southwark drinking establishment has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Southwark drinking establishment has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The leather exchange, a pub, bar or nightclub at 15, Leathermarket Street, London was given the score after assessment on May 20, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Southwark's 202 pubs, bars and nightclubs with ratings, 135 (67%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.