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Ireland moving towards Scores on the Doors

Ireland moving towards Scores on the Doors. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland launches a public consultation on  a national scheme to publish food hygiene scores. Not a foregone conclusion yet, but some interesting questions are being asked:

If Ireland had a food hygiene rating scheme, should it be a voluntary or mandatory scheme?

Preference for 5 star, smiley face or letter scheme

You can respond to the consultation here

Paws on the Doors

Announcing the launch of our sister site – Paws on the Doors!

We’re looking to do for Animal Welfare Licensing what Scores on the Doors did for Food Hygiene over the last 20 years. [Today 76% of all food businesses achieve the top 5  star rating, up 60%. Unregistered businesses have been halved.]

Colchester City Council and Gravesham Borough Council are publishing their data from 10 March. In addition, Horsham District Council will be launching on 14 March; Maldon District Council the following week; with more to follow.

By publishing the details of animal operators on a single site www.animal-licensing.uk members of the public are now able to find out about businesses providing Dog Boarding, Breeding, Daycare and Home boarding as well as  Catteries, Horse hire and Pet shops.

Cross-boundary searching will start to take effect as more and more authorities’ data is published over the next few weeks and months.

For each operator we provide all (authorised, disclosed) contact details as well as information such as the valid licence number and expiry date, star rating and capacity.

Fewer Inspectors, more outlets

Fewer Inspectors, more outlets.

FSA analysis found resources are considerably lower than a decade ago, with 9.1 percent fewer food hygiene staff and 32.5 percent fewer food standards officers in post by October 2023 compared to 2012/13 – despite a 5.7 percent rise in the number of businesses in the past decade.

Fuller coverage of the analysis can be found here

Scores on the Doors coming to Ireland?

Scores on the Doors coming to Ireland?

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has released its strategy for the next 5 years, which includes the following as an objective:

“An evaluation of the evidence relating to hygiene rating schemes for food businesses and a recommendation made on their future place in Ireland’s official control system.”

Watch this space…