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councils across northern ireland are today rolling out the national food hygiene rating scheme (fhrs), designed to inform people about the food hygiene ratings of local food outlets. ‘the scheme is a real opportunity for businesses like ours to showcase how seriously we take food hygiene.’
the scheme, which launched today at belfast's café vaudeville to mark the start of food safety week in northern ireland, rates the food hygiene standards of over 11,000 local businesses where people can eat or buy food, from cafés and restaurants to supermarkets and delis. consumers are urged to check out these ratings at food.gov.uk/ratings or simply look out for the striking green and black stickers and certificates inside food businesses. the fhrs is operated by the food standards agency in northern ireland in partnership with 17 district councils throughout the region. under the scheme, food businesses are rated on a scale of zero to five with zero meaning 'urgent improvement necessary' and the top rating of five representing a ‘very good’ standard of food hygiene. below is an example of a sticker for a business with a hygiene rating of ‘5’ and 'very good' hygiene standards.
speaking at the launch of the fhrs, michael jackson, head of food safety and operations, food standard agency in northern ireland, said: 'the aim of the food hygiene rating scheme is to help people make informed choices around the purchase of food – wherever they eat or shop. would-be diners can now "look before they book" by checking out the food hygiene rating food.gov.uk/ratings. people can also look out for the scheme’s stickers and certificates that food businesses are being encouraged to visibly display in premises, not just in northern ireland, but throughout the uk.' mayor of belfast, cllr niall ó donnghaile, said he hoped the new scheme would help shine a spotlight on the high quality of restaurants, cafés and other food businesses in the city: 'our local food businesses understand that a good food hygiene rating is good for customers and good for business. i’m delighted to say that the majority of rated premises are scoring either top rating or four out of five, so i think that’s something we can all be very proud of. belfast is firmly on the tourist map and this very simple but effective scheme will make it easy for everyone – both tourists and locals – to recognise those premises which are committed to food hygiene excellence.
'i’m confident this scheme will be a huge success and will build on the foundations belfast made four years ago when it first introduced a food hygiene rating scheme for businesses, through the "scores on the doors" initiative.' the fhrs uses information from routine food hygiene inspection programmes carried out by council environmental health staff. it is being rolled out by participating councils and the food standards agency as part of a transparent approach to food hygiene not just across northern ireland but england and wales too. this means that would-be diners can be assured the rating of their local chippy will be consistent with a potential holiday hotel across the water. northern ireland already boasts some of the highest food hygiene ratings available with the vast majority of all rated businesses scoring an impressive four out of five or the top five out of five rating. damien tumelty, executive chef at five rated venue café vaudeville, added: 'it was great to host the national launch at café vaudeville – the scheme is a real opportunity for businesses like ours to showcase how seriously we take food hygiene – by displaying our rating loud and proud. the consistency and transparency of the scheme makes it easy for consumers to use – and hopefully brings more business to the food outlets who clearly take pride in their work.' the new food hygiene rating scheme goes live in participating councils across northern ireland from today, monday 6 june 2011. find out more about the scheme or check out food hygiene ratings at food.gov.uk/ratings.