Sefton restaurant given new 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 Sefton restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Sefton restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Strands Cafe, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 344 Stanley Road, Bootle, Merseyside was given the score after assessment on December 14, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Sefton's 493 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 427 (87%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.