Southwark takeaway given new food hygiene rating

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

Oriental star, a takeaway at 22, Upland Road, London was given the score after assessment on February 16, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Southwark's 434 takeaways with ratings, 224 (52%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.