Sandwell establishment hit with new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 14th Jun 2023, 12:06 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Sandwell drinking establishment has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Sandwell drinking establishment has been handed a new zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The Old Chapel Inn, a pub, bar or nightclub at 2 The Uplands, Smethwick was given the minimum score after assessment on May 9, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Sandwell's 219 pubs, bars and nightclubs with ratings, 150 (68%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.