Scores on the Doors

Vale of White Horse District Council
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Abingdon, OX14 3JE
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Scores on the Doors

Scores on the doors

Restaurants and food venues throughout Oxfordshire will soon be getting a Score on the Door rating their food hygiene standards.

This will allow customers to make informed choices about where they eat or buy takeaway food.

Our environmental health team, who inspect all food businesses in the Vale, will give a star rating based on a scoring system, as set out below. The results of their inspections are available online on the Scores on the Doors website.

Star rating	Rating	Rating description
*****	Excellent	Excellent record of compliance. Standards are high and conform to industry codes with competent management.
****	Very good	Standards are generally high with a reasonable management record
***	Good	Some non compliance with statutory bligations but standards are being maintained or improved
**	Fair	Some major non compliance with obligations. More effort is required to prevent fall in standards.
*	Poor	General failure to satisfy obligations with low standards. Poor management knowledge
No stars	Very poor	Almost total non-compliance with obligations and poor management track record.

* The rating represents the situation at the time of the inspection and may not be representative of overall, long-term food hygiene standards of the business.

The Food Standards Agency sets out how food hygiene inspections are carried out according to a code of practice, which can be downloaded from the right of the page. Businesses are assessed on:

Hygiene - including food handling and temperature control
Structure - including cleanliness, condition of structure, lighting, ventilation, washing facilities
Confidence in management - including evidence of a satisfactory, documented food safety management system such as "Safer Food Better Business".

If you are a food business

Scores on the Doors will be a good advert for high standards of hygiene and could improve your reputation. The Food Standards Agency offers a Safer Food Better Business pack that can help you achieve compliance with the relevant legislation - call 0845 6060667.

For more information about Scores on the Doors please see our Frequently asked questions