Tameside takeaway awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 12th Jul 2023, 10:05 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Tameside takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Tameside takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Munch Away, a takeaway at 49 Penny Meadow, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside was given the maximum score after assessment on June 1, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Tameside's 328 takeaways with ratings, 140 (43%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.