Food Hygiene Awards

As a result of increasing requests for information on food hygiene inspections of our local food outlets, Hartlepool Borough Council, in conjunction with the four other Tees Valley Councils (Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington and Redcar & Cleveland) introduced a scheme known as the 'Tees Valley Food Hygiene Award'.

The scheme allows members of the public to see the results of the last food hygiene inspection in the form of a star rating.

After a food hygiene inspection, premises are awarded a star rating based on the following factors, which are directly controllable by the food business operator:

• Hygiene Conditions (how well the premises handles, prepares and stores food)
• Structural Conditions (is the premises in good repair and clean)
• Confidence in Management (how likely is it that standards will be maintained or improved)

For further information see the Tees Valley Food Hygiene Award Scheme information sheet.