Southwark restaurant given new food hygiene rating

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 16th Jan 2024, 09:57 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 restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Southwark restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Ma po, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 176-178, Lower Road, London was given the score after assessment on December 11, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Southwark's 983 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 698 (71%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.