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TIPS WHEN EATING OUT

Here are some tips when choosing a restaurant.

Good Signs:

  • Hot food is served piping hot
  • Cold food is served cold
  • Self-service fridges are cold
  • Heated display cabinets are hot
  • A fresh batch of food is brought out when a batch is finished
  • Staff hygiene certificates displayed
  • Premises displays Scores on the Doors Star Rating

Picture of employee with food hygiene certificate.

 

 

 

 

Picture of chef probing food.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Danger Signs:

  • Dirty public areas
  • Dirty tables, crockery, cutlery and glassware
  • Dirty toilets and hand washing areas
  • Overflowing bins or bags of rubbish outside the premises
  • Staff with dirty hands or fingernails, nail polish, dirty aprons, or long hair that isn't tied back
  • Raw foods displayed next to ready to eat foods
  • Use of the same utensils for raw and ready to eat foods
  • Foods on display past its 'Use by' date
  • Hair, insects or other foreign objects in food.

Picture of overflowing bins at a food business.

 

If you think standards are poor:

  • Complain to the owner/manager of the business at the time of your visit
  • Contact the local Environmental Health Department
  • Vote with your feet and take your custom elsewhere!