article_snippet: Under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, establishments preparing and serving food are given a star rating for hygiene.
article_snippet: Four stars awarded for 'good' levels of hygiene, and three stars for being 'generally satisfactory'.
article_snippet: The Food Standards Agency says The Food Standards Agency ratings scheme 'will help you choose where to eat out or shop for food' its ratings scheme ' includes 242 given two stars, 255 one star and six given no stars at all.
article_snippet: The ratings are awarded by council inspectors.
article_snippet: The Food Standards Agency says its ratings scheme 'will help you choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving you information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, pubs, cafes, takeaways, hotels, and other places you eat out'.
article_snippet: At the inspection, the officer will check: .
article_snippet: * the condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities .
article_snippet: The hygiene standards found at the time of inspection are then rated on a scale.
article_snippet: this means The hygiene standards are very good.