Derby City Council’s Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme
"Scores on Doors"
Derby City Council’s Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme, commonly known as “Scores on Doors” or "Scores on the Doors" is a pilot project being run in conjunction with the Food Standards Agency that provides information about hygiene standards within food businesses in Derby.
This page tells you more about the Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme and enables you to find a star rating for a food business in Derby.
Please use the links below to help you navigate the page:
Aim of the Scheme
Star Ratings Explained
Find a Star Rating for a Business in Derby
Star Rating Certificates
Further Information
Aim of the Scheme
The aim of the scheme is to provide information about the level of compliance with food hygiene legislation in an understandable and easily available form. It is also hoped that the public release of this information will have the added benefit of raising food hygiene standards in food businesses across the city.
The pilot scheme will cover the following four types of food business:
- Restaurants
- Cafes
- Takeaways
- Pubs that serve meals
From November 2009 the pilot project has been expanded to include independent retail butchers within Derby City Council’s boundary. Butchers that handle or prepare raw and cooked meats were inspected during November 2009. Raw meat only butchers have been assigned a star rating based on the hygiene score given at their last programmed food hygiene inspection. Butchers have been included in the scheme following on from the findings and recommendations of Professor Hugh Pennington into the E. coli O157 food poisoning outbreak across South Wales in 2005.
Star Ratings Explained
Use of this website will allow access to information indicating when a food business was last inspected by a Food Safety Officer and how it was rated for food hygiene. These inspections are normally carried out unannounced and the rating is indicated by using a star rating system from 0 to 5 stars. If a food business has been awarded zero stars it indicates generally poor standards of food hygiene whilst a score of 5 stars indicates excellent standards of food hygiene.
Explanation of Star Ratings
|
Star Rating |
Performance Level |
Compliance with Food Safety Legislation |
| 5 Stars |
Excellent Performance |
Very high standards of compliance with food safety legislation |
| 4 Stars |
Very Good Performance |
High standards of compliance with food safety legislation |
| 3 Stars |
Good Performance |
Good level of compliance with food safety legislation |
| 2 Stars |
Satisfactory Performance |
General compliance with food safety legislation |
| 1 Star |
Poor Performance |
Some non-compliance with food safety legislation |
| 0 Stars |
Very Poor Performance |
General failure to comply with food safety legislation |
The star rating for a food business is calculated using four different variables. These relate to the level of current compliance with regards to food hygiene, the cleanliness and structure at the premises, confidence in the management of the food business and the presence of significant risks such as E. coli O157 or Clostridium botulinum found at the time of the inspection.
Further information relating to the calculation of the star rating for a food business can be found by downloading the following document: "Scores on Doors" General Guidance
- 32Kb.
Find a Star Rating for a Business in Derby
To find the star rating awarded to a particular food business in Derby please download the following document:
Star Ratings Awarded to Derby Food Businesses - 60Kb.
Star Ratings Awarded to Independent Butchers in Derby - 14Kb.
It is important to note that the star rating awarded to a food business refers only to the conditions found at the premises on the indicated date of inspection. It is possible that conditions at the premises could improve or deteriorate between inspections. Please also note that the star rating listed for any particular food business should not in any way be taken as an endorsement by Derby City Council.
The document will be updated monthly with food businesses that have recently been inspected and awarded a star rating.
Star Rating Certificates
As well as being listed on this website, all food businesses that have been star rated will receive a certificate showing the date of inspection and the star rating awarded to display on the premises.
To view a sample Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme certificate please download the following document:Sample Certificate - 50Kb.
Further Information
To view Frequently asked Questions and Answers on Derby’s Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme please visit: Frequently asked Questions.
Should you require further information on Derby City Council’s Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme you can contact:
The Food Safety Team
Celtic House
Heritage Gate
Friary Street
Derby
DE1 1QX
By telephone: 01332 641555
By fax: 01332 641935
By Minicom: 01332 256666
By email: environmental.services@derby.gov.uk
For general business advice please call the Business Advice Line: 01332 641222
For further information on Scores on the Doors schemes in other parts of England please visit: Food Standards Agency.
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