More Havering food sellers get lowest food hygiene rating

All of the borough's food sellers are regularly inspected by the Food Standards Agency and rated between 0 to 5 on hygiene, cleanliness of facilities, and management of food safety.

Most sites in the borough perform well but there are six food retailers and restaurants rated zero - the lowest rating.

These outlets are said to require ‘urgent improvements’ to their food hygiene standards. The ratings however do not stand for quality of the food, customer service, culinary skills of the makers, presentation of food and comfort of the venue.

The sites with zero food hygiene ratings in Havering are listed below:

African Food (Shopping Mall & Afro Supermarket)

Address: 15 High Street, Romford, RM1 1JU

Date of inspection: June 28, 2023

Category: Retailer

Apex Food Store on Farnham Road in Romford (Image: Google Street)

Apex Food Store

Address: 67 Farnham Road, Romford, RM3 8ED

Date of inspection: June 12, 2023

Category: Retailer

OTG Afro Foods on South Street in Romford (Image: Google Street)

OTG Afro Foods

Address: 181 South Street, Romford, RM1 1PS

Date of inspection: July 05, 2023

Category: Retailer

RM1 Foods

Address: 2 Market Place, Romford, RM1 3AB

Date of inspection: June 28, 2023

Category: Retailer

Romford Fish on South Street in Romford (Image: Google Street)

Romford Fish

Address: 22-24 South Street, Romford, RM1 1RA

Date of inspection: June 16, 2022

Category: Retailer

Grillish on South Street in Romford (Image: Google Street)

Top Flavour, Grillish, American Pizza Doner, Just Pizza Doner

Address: 175 South Street, Romford, RM1 1PS

Date of inspection: June 20, 2023

Category: Restaurant

Indian restaurant Uraswamy's, in Hornchurch High Street, was rated zero too after an inspection on March 14.

But their rating improved to four - described as 'good' -  after the site was revisited on July 10.

More details on the lowest rated premises can be found on the FSA website: https://ratings.food.gov.uk/.