Six East Dunbartonshire businesses win Eat Safe Awards
Antonine House Care Home, Bearsden, The Broadcroft Hotel, Kirkintilloch, Cleddens Early Years Centre, Bishopbriggs, Lillyburn Care Home, Milton of Campsie, Milngavie Manor Care Home, and Thomas Muir Primary School, Bishopbriggs, were each presented with the prestigious Eat Safe Award.
The East Dunbartonshire Council said in a Facebook post that the accolade is given only to establishments that exceed the legal requirements for food hygiene standards.
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The council's environmental health team decides the winners after carrying out their programmed food law inspections.
Councillor Paul Ferretti, convener of the place, neighbourhood and corporate assets committee, said: "It was great to meet the recipients of the Eat Safe Award, and to celebrate their hard work and effort.
"They have strived and succeeded in ensuring that food hygiene and food safety standards exceed those required by law - benefitting them and customers alike.
"Congratulations to all six establishments - I hope others in East Dunbartonshire will follow their example."
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