Ballymena best for food hygiene says Which? magazine

The high profile consumer affairs magazine looked at 395 local authorities in the UK and, using the latest data they submit to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), ranked how they are performing on food safety enforcements.

The council was placed 6th overall across the whole of the UK.

The local authorities were ranked on three criteria:- the proportion of premises ranked as high or medium risk in a local authority that were broadly compliant with food hygiene requirements; the percentage of premises yet to receive a risk rating; and the proportion of inspections and other follow ups that were required but not carried out by local authority inspectors.

Cllr Beth Adger, Chair of Ballymena Borough Council’s Regulatory and Operational Services Committee, said:

“This is a great boost for our social economy. There are really good places to eat in the borough and people can have confidence that they are dining in places that are well monitored and of a high standard.

“Council’s priority is to support the health and wellbeing of our citizens, and we will continue to work hard to help the eating establishments in the borough meet all the standards required by the Food Standards Agency.”