HEREFORD County Hospital's food hygiene has been put under the microscope by inspectors.

The hospital joins county pubs, restaurants and takeaways to have been handed new ratings in the latest round of food hygiene inspections.

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

Businesses are rated, 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.

Sodexo Healthcare, Hereford County Hospital

Rating: five out of five on January 25

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good

Q Club Sports Bar, Coningsby Street, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on January 31

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

The Noisy Fridge/The Hatch, Red Barn Drive, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on January 30

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

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Tara's Tasty Takeaways, Herefordshire

Rating: five out of five on January 30

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: very good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Drapers Lane Antiques, Leominster

Rating: five out of five on January 29

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Blooms Fresh Sandwiches, Ledbury

Rating: five out of five on January 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

The Regency Cafe, Kington

Rating: five out of five on January 24

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good