Seven Stoke businesses were awarded a five-star food hygiene rating last month - Nub News investigates which ones they are. 

The Food Standard Agency (FSA) Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, is aimed at helping people choose where to eat out or shop for food.

The FSA scheme is in partnership with local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A five-star hygiene rating means 'hygiene standards are very good' for the business (FSA).

It gives businesses a rating from 0 to 5 - displayed at their premises and online.

A five-star hygiene rating means 'hygiene standards are very good' for the business.

All information was taken from the Food Standard Agency website as of 1 May:

Salvation Army, in Trent Vale, was last inspected on 11 April (Nub News).

• Salvation Army - Springfields Retail Park
• Abbots Drive Convenience Store - Sneyd Green

Lake View Nursing Home was last inspected on 18 April (Google).

• Lake View Nursing Home - Trentham
• Scotia Stores - Burslem
• The Greyhound Inn - Penkhull

The Greyhound Inn, in Penkhull, was last inspected on 3 April (Google).

• Toastie - Westport Lake
• Weston House - Weston Coyney

Toastie, at Westport Lake, was inspected on 11 April (Nub News).

A food safety officer from Stoke-on-Trent City Council inspected the Stoke businesses to check that they were following food hygiene law so that the food was safe to eat.

At all inspections, the officer checked the following three elements: 

• How hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
• The physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities
• How the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

The seven listed Stoke businesses were rated five-star based on all these checks.

Check out the food hygiene rating of any Stoke-on-Trent eatery here.

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