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South Wales Argus
14 hours ago
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Maesglas Fish Bar, Newport given four-star food hygiene score
The Maesglas Fish Bar on Cardiff Road was inspected by a food safety officer on April 8, 2025. The takeaway was rated under three categories: hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, and management of food safety. The food safety officer found the shop's hygienic food handling practices, including preparation, cooking, reheating, cooling and storage, to be of a good standard. The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, including the layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, were rated as generally satisfactory. The report said the management of food safety, which covers the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future, was good. This led to an overall food hygiene rating of four. The ratings range from zero to five, with zero meaning urgent improvement is necessary or they may risk closure, and five meaning standards are excellent. The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013, and requires all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes and corner shops – to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone. Inspections are carried out by the local authority officers, and ratings are updated on the FSA website. Businesses have the right to appeal against ratings.
South Wales Argus
3 days ago
- Business
- South Wales Argus
The Corn Exchange pub in Newport awarded five stars
The Corn Exchange, located on High Street, was inspected on May 6, 2025, and received the top marks in all areas. The standards found at the time of inspection were very good in hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, and management of food safety. Food safety officers found that the food was handled hygienically and prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled, and stored correctly. The cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building, including the layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities, and pest control, were all found to be very good. The pub also scored very well in the management of food safety, meaning there were systems and checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat. There was also evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer had confidence that standards will be maintained in the future. The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013, requiring all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes, and corner shops - to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone. Inspections are carried out by the local authority officers, and ratings - from zero, meaning urgent improvement is necessary or they may risk closure; to five, meaning standards are excellent - are updated on the FSA website. Businesses have the right to appeal against ratings. Each inspection is carried out under three categories - hygienic food handling; cleanliness and condition of facilities and building; and the management of food safety, which is defined as the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat.
South Wales Argus
3 days ago
- Health
- South Wales Argus
The Ponthir House Inn given five-star food hygiene rating
The Ponthir House Inn, on Caerleon Road, Ponthir, was given the highest rating by food safety inspectors after a visit on May 2. This means that, at the time of the inspection, the standards at the pub were found to be "very good" in cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, including layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities, and pest control. The Ponthir House Inn was also rated "very good" in hygienic food handling, which covers preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling, and storage. The pub was rated "good" in management of food safety, which is the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future. This means that the pub has a five-star food hygiene rating overall. The Ponthir House Inn can be found on the Food Standards Agency website here. The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013. It requires all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes and corner shops – to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone. Inspections are carried out by the local authority officers, and ratings - from zero, meaning urgent improvement is necessary or they may risk closure; to five, meaning standards are excellent - are updated on the FSA website. Businesses have the right to appeal against ratings. Each inspection is carried out under three categories - hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, and the management of food safety.
South Wales Argus
29-05-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
The Crown Hotel in Varteg handed top marks by inspectors
The Crown Hotel in Varteg Road, Varteg, was given the highest rating possible after an inspection on May 12. The food safety officer found the pub's hygienic food handling, cleanliness, and the condition of facilities and building, and the management of food safety to be "very good." This means the pub had very good hygienic handling of food, including during preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling, and storage. The cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building, including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities, and pest control were also said to enable good food hygiene. There was also a good system or checks in place to ensure that the food sold or served was safe to eat, and staff were found to know about food safety. The food safety officer also had confidence that standards would be maintained in future. The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013. This law requires all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes, and corner shops – to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone. Inspections are carried out by the local authority officers, and ratings - from zero, meaning urgent improvement is necessary or they may risk closure; to five, meaning standards are excellent - are updated on the FSA website. Businesses have the right to appeal against ratings. Each inspection is carried out under three categories - hygienic food handling, which covers preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling, and storage, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, covering including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities, and pest control, and the management of food safety.
South Wales Argus
27-05-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Celtic Manor Resort scores five in hygiene rating
The Food Standards Agency has awarded Compass Group at Celtic Manor Resort, situated on The Coldra, a rating of five after assessment on April 30. Compass Groups is a catering company that provides services at the resort. The rating, the highest possible, means that their standards are "excellent". The inspection found that the restaurant had good standards of hygienic food handling, which includes preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling, and storage. It also found good standards of cleanliness and the condition of facilities and the building. More: Former pub and current B&B near beauty spot up for sale at £475,000 This includes having an appropriate layout, ventilation, hand-washing facilities, and pest control. The management of food safety was also found to be "very good." This is defined as the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future. More: City included in author's list of 'hidden gems in UK and Ireland' The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013, requiring all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes and corner shops – to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone. Inspections are carried out by the local authority officers, and ratings - from zero, meaning urgent improvement is necessary or they may risk closure; to five, meaning standards are excellent - are updated on the FSA website. Businesses have the right to appeal against ratings. Each inspection is carried out under three categories - hygienic food handling, which covers preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling, and storage, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, covering including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, and the management of food safety, which is defined as the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
