Food: Hygiene

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 24 October 2024.

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Photo of Lord Rooker Lord Rooker Labour

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make food hygiene rating certificates mandatory in England.

Photo of Baroness Merron Baroness Merron The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We will consider whether mandatory display of ratings should be introduced in England in due course. In the meantime, the FSA is working with its local authority partners to maintain and improve the impact and benefits of this highly successful public health scheme.

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