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Food Standards Agency inspectors have awarded these Sunderland businesses zero and one star food hygiene ratings after visiting the venues to carry out an assessment.

A zero star rating is bottom of the scale, and means “urgent improvement is required”, while a one star rating means “major improvement is necessary”.

Inspectors look at areas such as hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, along with management of food safety when giving a rating.

Four Sunderland businesses were given a zero or one star food hygiene rating since November 2021.

When a business receives a low rating, food safety officers will give advice and guidance to make sure these improvements are made.

The food safety officer will also tell the business how quickly the improvement that they suggest must be made and will depend on the type of issues that need to be addressed.

If a safety officer finds that the business’s hygiene standards are very poor and there is a risk to public health, they could enforce a closure on that venue until it is safe for them to recommence trading.

Scroll down to read the full list of zero-star and one-star rated businesses in postcode order.

King's Flavour in Park Lane received a zero star food hygiene rating. Photo: Google Maps.

13 Sunderland businesses awarded four and five star food hygiene ratings since N...

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King's Flavour, 4 - 5 Park Lane, Sunderland, SR1 3NX – rated zero stars on November 10, 2021.

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Lugano on Roker Avenue received a one star rating. Photo: Google Maps.

Max & Son, 1 Eden Vale, Sunderland, SR2 7NJ – rated one star on November 25, 2021.

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Spudalicious, 3 Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TN – rated one star on November 9, 2021.

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Food inspectors gave Spudalicious a one star rating. Photo: Google Maps.

Lugano, 151 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0HQ – rated one star on November 2, 2021.

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The Sunderland businesses awarded zero and one star food hygiene ratings since November according to the Food Standards Agency

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