SCORES ON THE DOORS! POSITIVE NEWS FOR ISLE OF WIGHT BUSINESSES AFTER FOOD HYGINE INSPECTIONS

22 restaurants, cafes and shops on the Isle of Wight were awarded a 5 ‘very good’ food hygiene rating by the Isle of Wight Council at the tail end of 2022 – but there are still so many establishments that are yet to be inspected.

The latest rankings, issued in November and December, have recently been released and showcase the best and the worst food hygiene standards across the Island.

Isle of Wight Council environmental health inspectors visit food-producing and selling businesses, seeing how they match up to government-set standards. They are rated on a scale, produced by the Foods Standards Agency, ranging from 0 ‘Urgent Improvement Necessary’ to 5 ‘Very Good’.

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They are judged on how clean the establishment is, what conditions are like, how hygienic the food handling is and the food safety management procedures in place.

However, as reported by Island Echo earlier this week, a number of establishments across the Isle of Wight (108 at the last count) are still waiting for an inspection by Environmental Health officials. The Council says that inspections haven’t taken place at their usual rate as a result of a COVID-19 backlog.

Here are the scores on the doors for the latest round of businesses to be inspected …

5 — Very Good

• Ryde Thai
• ComiCoffee, Newport
• The Terrace, Yarmouth
• The New Inn, Shalfleet
• The Cow Co Restaurant, Freshwater
• Spice of India, Ryde
• Lane End Deli Café, Bembridge
• Old Village Inn, Bembridge
• The Terrace Rooms, Ventnor
• The Wellington Hotel, Ventnor
• Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge
• Isle of Wight Indoor Bowls Club, Ryde
• Premier Express U Save, Ventnor
• Southern Co-Operative, Freshwater
• Tesco, Freshwater
• Hazelwood House, East Cowes
• Wroxall Primary Robins Pre-School
• Natural Farm Produce, IOW Deer Farm, Newport
• St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary School, Ventnor
• Niton Primary School – Compass
• Gatten and Lake Primary School – Compass
• Saxonbury care home, Freshwater

4 — Good

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• The Sportsman’s Rest, Porchfield
• Polskie Delikatesy, Ryde
• Caulkheads, Sandown
• Tile House Residential Home, Shanklin
• PJ Thorne Butchers, Freshwater
• DW Jarvis, Ryde
• GG’s, Newport
• Wilkinson’s Pies, Sandown
• Courtside Café, Ryde
• The Met Wine Bar, Ventnor
• The Coffee Shop at Asda
• Newchurch Primary School – Compass

3 — Generally Satisfactory

• Bettys Door, East Cowes

2 — Improvement Necessary

• None

1 — Major Improvement Necessary

• Central Convenience Store, Wroxall

0 — Urgent Improvement Necessary

• None