CAFES, pubs, restaurants and takeaways across Dorset and the New Forest have been handed new food hygiene ratings recently.      

Each week, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects businesses across the country, assessing hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management.           

Across the UK, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes are given a hygiene rating.            

What each hygiene rating means:       

0 - Urgent improvement necessary         

1 - Major improvement necessary          

2 - Some improvement necessary          

3 - Hygiene standards generally satisfactory            

4 - Hygiene standards good          

5 - Hygiene standards very good        

Here is a roundup of scores given by the FSA this week: 

Rated 2: 

Witchampton and Crichel Social Club in Witchampton, east Dorset was given the score after assessment on February 23 

Rated 3:  

Dosa World in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 27 

Dream Gourmet Chinese Food in Old Milton Road, New Milton was rated on February 28 

Naanin Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 22 

Rated 4:  

Saltanate in St Thomas Street, Lymington was rated on February 28 

Flavours of Asia in High Street, Poole was rated on February 27 

Ground in Christchurch Road, Ringwood was given the score after assessment on February 23. 

Bournemouth Noodle Bar in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 23 

Christchurch Hospital in Fairmile Road, Christchurch was rated on February 22 

Smile Grill in Charminster Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 21 

SukhoThai Restaurant in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 21 

Riri Burger in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 14 

Rated 5:  

Ray’s Italian Kitchen in High Street, Milford-On-Sea, Lymington was rated on March 27 

The Heart of Martin in Martin Road, Martin, Fordingbridge was rated on March 28 

Subway in Charminster Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 15 

Subway in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on February 12