TWENTY cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways have across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and parts of east Dorset been handed new food hygiene ratings recently. 

A riverside pub which has been handed a two-of-of-five rating and a pizza restaurant in a shopping centre with the same score are amongst the latest ratings. 

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

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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 5: 

Le Petit Prince in East Street, Wimborne Minster rated on March 22 

Le Petit Prince in Victoria Road, Ferndown rated on March 17 

Ozzie’s Big Breakfast in Cobham Road, Ferndown rated on March 16 

Swanage United Reformed Church in High Street, Swanage rated on March 16 

Simla in West Street, Blandford Forum rated on March 15 

McAllisters in Institute Road, Swanage rated on March 14 

Chianti Pizzeria Restaurant in Ringwood Road, Ferndown rated on March 9 

Cafe Lifestyle in The Verwood Hub Brock Way, Verwood rated on March 7 

The Greyhound Inn in The Square, Corfe Castle rated on March 9 

Lucky House in Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum rated on March 22 

Ottoman Kebabs (Blandford) Limited in East Street, Blandford Forum rated on March 22 

Spice India in Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum rated on March 22 

McAllisters Pantry & Picnic Bar in Station Road, Swanage rated on March 14 

The Dutchy Sandwich Shop in Wimborne Road West, Canford Bottom rated on March 9.

Rated 4: 

Bankes Arms Hotel in Manor Road, Studland assessment on February 21. 

KW Chinese in South Street, Wareham rated on February 23. 

The Sandy Saltpig in Marine Terrace Beach Road, Studland rated on February 21. 

Rated 3: 

And Kazoku Sushi Ltd, a takeaway at 66a High Street, Poole was given a score of three on February 17. 

Rated 2: 

Riverside at The Coventry Arms in Mill Street, Corfe Mullen rated on November 3 

Nice Slice Pizza in the Dolphin Centre, High Street, Poole was handed assessed on February 17.