The Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 made it compulsory for all food businesses to publicly display their scores following an inspection - the so-called 'scores on the doors'.
The latest figures show:
60.8% of food businesses in Wales have been awarded the highest rating – a five
This is an improvement from 45% before the legislation came into force
The percentage of food businesses receiving a rating of three - which means generally satisfactory - or higher, is now 94.4%
The percentage of food business with a rating of two or below is now 5.6%
0.2% of food businesses now have a rating of zero
Wales became the first UK nation to introduce a mandatory food hygiene rating scheme.
The Deputy Health Minister also said he was looking to extend some of the work the Welsh Government were doing on food hygiene ratings:
We asked members of the public whether they paid attention to the scores on the doors. Here are some of the mixed opinions:
