| 08 September 2006
Restaurants and other food premises across the country may be obliged to visibly display their food inspection reports, whether they be good or bad, delegates were told at the annual conference of the CIEH.
A London-wide pilot scores on doors scheme will be introduced in January, and if successful, will be rolled out across the country in a single nationwide scheme.
Jenny Morris, CIEH policy officer, said, 'We are delighted that after many years of campaigning, consumers will soon be able to exercise choice about where they eat based not only on the menu but also on knowing how conscientious the restaurants they choose to frequent are in maintaining good food hygiene.'
She said that a study of food-borne disease hospitalisations following the introduction of a restaurant grading system in Los Angeles County in 1998 had suggested that such systems could lead to a reduction in cases of food-borne illness.
At present a star rating system is being proposed which would encourage businesses to improve standards.
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