A HEREFORDSHIRE restaurant has been told it needs to improve in its latest food hygiene inspection.

It is among the latest businesses rated by inspectors in the county.

All businesses handling food in the county are regularly checked by local authority food hygiene inspectors.

Businesses are rated out of five, with five being the highest score and zero meaning urgent improvement is necessary.

They are rated on their handling of food, the cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings including layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, and their systems and checks to ensure food sold or served is safe to eat, and evidence that staff know about food safety.

Indy Yum, High Street, Ross

Rating: two out of five on May 5

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: improvement necessary

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: improvement necessary

Parsons Bakery, Broad Street, Ross

Rating: five out of five on May 31

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

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Greggs, Broad Street, Ross

Rating: five out of five on May 31

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Creams Cafe, Commercial Street, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on May 26

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Quality Fish and Chips, Bye Street, Ledbury

Rating: very good

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good