7 days ago
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.
