Tuesday 07 October 2008

North Wiltshire Stars Award Scheme

Scores on the Doors

The scoring criteria for Scores on Doors is the sum of the scores for the following three elements:

Criteria Description
Food hygiene and safety How hygienically the food is handled, the cleanliness of the premises (0 to 25 points)
Structure Condition of the food rooms - structure, repair, lighting, ventilation, pest proofing (0 to 25 points)
Confidence in Management Evidence of a food safety management system, whether there is a good history of complying with food law and acting on previous advice and the general attitude of the management (0 to 30 points)

Please note that scoring is calculated in increments of 5 points

Award

Points

 Scoring Criteria

5 Star Rating

0-5 points

 Excellent hygiene conditions found. High standard of compliance with food legislation.

4 Star Rating

10-15 points

 Very good.

3 Star Rating

20 to 25 points

 Good.

2 Star Rating

30 to 35 points

 Satisfactory.

1 Star Rating

40 to 45 points

 Fair hygiene conditions found.  Some non-compliance with food legislation, some confidence in management. More effort required to prevent fall in standards.
No stars

More than 50 points

 Poor hygiene conditions found.  Some major non-compliance with food legislation follow up action is likely.