Sandwell takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

A Sandwell takeaway has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
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 takeaway has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Dixy Chicken, a takeaway at 69 Reddal Hill Road, Cradley Heath was given the score after assessment on November 3, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Sandwell's 354 takeaways with ratings, 172 (49%) have ratings of five and just three have zero ratings.