UK Consumers Disappointed Over Food Hygiene Scores
In the wake of the 2005 South Wales E. coli outbreak that sickened 168 people, there is widespread disappointment among consumers that restaurant and takeout businesses will not be forced to display their food hygiene score to customers.
According to WalesOnline, this finding came from a consumer survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency which took the controversial decision to allow takeaways, cafes, shops, and restaurants to hide poor ratings from customers.
According to the UK’s Food Standards Agency, “The primary purpose of these Scores on the Doors schemes is to allow consumers to make informed choices about the places in which they eat out and from which they purchase food, and, through this, to encourage businesses to improve hygiene standards.”
A consumer watchdog said the survey was proof the display of cleanliness ratings given under the agency’s new “scores on the doors” scheme should be mandatory.
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