New food hygiene ratings given to 11 Lancashire businesses ranking from as high as five stars to one

11 businesses including an Italian, a deli, a pub and a takeaway have been given new food hygiene ratings with one receiving only one star.

When you eat out, you want to be assured that the café or restaurant you've chosen is clean and well maintained.

That's why it's useful to know what the Food Standards Agency makes of businesses in Lancashire,

The Food Standards Agency scores food serving businesses from zero to five.

The rating is based on hygiene, the condition of the facilities/buildings, and how the business records what it does to make sure food is safe.

11 businesses in the county were recently given new scores. See how they fared below:

9. Sahara Chicken

Sahara Chicken Preston, at 219 Ribbleton Lane, Preston, was given a score of four-out-of-five rating after assessment on October 16. Photo: Google

Cappadocia, at 58 Water Lane, Preston, was given a score of two on October 16. Photo: Google

Wild Root, at New Cut Lane, Halsall, Lancashire, was handed a five-out-of-five rating after assessment on October 28. Photo: Google

Sapori Italian Restaurant, at Buck I'Th Vine, 35 Burscough Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, was also given a score of five on August 21. Photo: Google