Issue - meetings
Adopting the Food Standard Agency's Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
Meeting: 17/01/2012 - Decision Session - Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Planning and Sustainability (Item 20)
20 Adopting the Food Standard Agency's Food Hygiene Rating Scheme 
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The Cabinet Member is being asked to approve moving from the current Score on the Doors food hygiene rating scheme to the Food Standard Agency’s Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
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Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Member approved Option 17(i) and agreed to the adoption of the Food Standards Agency’s Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member considered a report which asked him to approve the adoption of the Food Standard Agency’s Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) in place of the current Score on the Doors scheme.
Officers outlined the report and advised that the Food Standards Agency is keen to have a single national scheme operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In response to the Cabinet Members query, Officers advised that the FHRS would provide more incentive for business owners to improve their premises quickly as a re-visit can be requested.
RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Member approved Option 17(i) and agreed to the adoption of the Food Standards Agency’s Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
REASON: To allow the food and safety unit to migrate to a food hygiene scheme that is more cost effective to operate and will offer an improved service for businesses and consumers.