Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a new report on the implementation and operation of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme in Wales which reveals that consumer recognition of the Scheme has continued to rise, from 43% in 2012 to 89% in 2017.
The Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 places a duty on the FSA to conduct reviews of the scheme one year after its commencement, with further reviews every three years thereafter. Reports of the review must be laid before the National Assembly for Wales.
This report, the first of the required three-year reviews, shows that 84% of food businesses are displaying their food hygiene rating. This is compared to just 21% in 2012. It also reveals that 65% of food businesses now have the highest food rating of 5 which is “very good”.