Service Description: The scheme help consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, cafés, takeaways, hotels and food shops. The scheme also encourage businesses to improve hygiene standards. The overarching aim is to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness.
Also known as:- Score on the Doors
Answer: The way in which ratings are calculated from inspection scores differs slightly from the Isle of Wight Council’s previous 0-5 star scheme. For the vast majority of businesses, their new food hygiene rating will remain the same (albeit numerically displayed), though for a small number the rating will change at the time we switch to the national scheme. - Related Link