Lincoln takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

A Lincoln takeaway has been handed a new one-out-of-five 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 Lincoln takeaway has been handed a new one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Orient, a takeaway at 66 Birchwood Avenue, Lincoln, Lincolnshire was given the score after assessment on May 11, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Lincoln's 117 takeaways with ratings, 84 (72%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.