A PIZZA Hut with a food hygiene rating of two out of five is amongst the nine takeaways, pubs, bars and restaurants which have been handed a new rating in East Dorset and BCP this week. 

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: 

  • Pizza Hut, a takeaway in Ashley Road, Poole was given a score of two out of five. 
  • The Curry House, in Ashley Road, Poole was given a score of three out of five. 
  • The Kings Arms, a pub in High Street, Langton Matravers, was given a score of three out of five. 
  • Forest Spice, in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, was handed a three-out-of-five rating after an assessment by the FSA. 
  • The Blue Pool Nature Reserve, in Furzebrook Road, Wareham was given a score of five out of five. 
  • The Phat Fryer in Moorland Parade, Upton, was given a score of five out of five. 
  • Joshua's Coffee Shop in Market Cross, Sturminster Newton was given a score of five out of five.  
  • The Chequers Inn, in High Street, Lytchett Matravers was given a score of five out of five. 
  • Fortes Gelateria, in The Mowlem, Swanage, Dorset was given a score of five out of five.