THREE businesses are rated as requiring 'urgent' or 'major' hygiene improvement in Tynedale, according to the Food Standards Agency's website.

Ratings by the Food Standards Agency, which are based on hygiene and safety, consider how food is handled, the management of food safety and the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building. 

We’ve rounded up the latest results from inspections carried out in the last few years from the ratings that have been published by the Food Standards Agency.

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All ratings are as listed by the FSA on its website at the time of creating this list on February 20, 2024.

Across the UK, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes is given a hygiene rating.

What each hygiene rating means

0 - Urgent Improvement Necessary
1 - Major Improvement Necessary
2 - Some Improvement Necessary
3 - Hygiene Standards Generally Satisfactory
4 - Hygiene Standards Good
5 - Hygiene Standards Very Good

Zero star:

Bellingham Craft Butcher Ltd 

Manchester Square, Bellingham

Inspected August 24 2023

One star:

Halfway Convenience Store

Prospect Terrace, Prudhoe

Inspected September 29 2022

Little Sicily

West Mickley, Stocksfield

Inspected January 11 2024