Sutton restaurant handed new five-star food hygiene rating

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 16th Aug 2023, 16:36 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 Sutton restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Akash, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 145 Stafford Road, Wallington was given the maximum score after assessment on August 11, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Sutton's 288 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 203 (70%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.