Standards And Ratings

Question 1

Three things that are inspected in hotels and guest houses when giving them a rating?

Answer 1

Cleanliness and hygiene
Quality of facilities
Level of customer care

Question 2

Three things that are inspected in restaurants when giving them a rating?

Answer 2

Type/range of food offered
Quality of food and ingredients used
Food safety and hygiene

Question 3

Three things that are inspected during food hygiene checks in catering businesses when giving them a rating?

Answer 3

•How hygienically the food is handled - including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage

• The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene

•How food safety within the business is managed, including a system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the Environmental Health Officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future

Question 4

Two things that are inspected during environmental sustainability checks in catering businesses when giving them a rating?

Answer 4

Support farmers in other countries by buying fairly traded food products

Reduce food wastage

Question 5

Why it is good for a H&C business to be given a high rating?

Answer 5

Gives them a better reputation and status thus attracting more people. As the quality is better.