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Food Hygiene Information Scheme
‘Scores on the Doors’
Robert Lyle
The Drivers
• During 2004 - SCC made a series of recommendations to the Agency:
• “need to examine methods that enable consumers to make informed choices in relation to premises serving food…”
• “FSA should establish a working group to facilitate this by examining different methods that exist, including from outside of the UK…..”
• Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
• Hampton Review
Working Group Members
Working Group Research
Toronto
English LA schemes – Gt. Yarmouth, Camden
Scottish LA publication of inspection reports
Danish Smiley faces scheme
FSA Consumer and business focus group research
New York City
The Pilot Scheme Objectives
Provide information to consumers in a way that’s simple to understand and available at the premises and on the web site
Drive up standards by encouraging businesses to comply with hygiene legislation
To encourage those businesses that choose to adopt best practice beyond compliance
To ensure that the public is adequately informed about the aims and nature of the scheme prior to inception
Working Group Output
• 2 categories:
• - Pass• - Improvement Required
Scheme to be based on the current risk rating factors for CIM, Hygiene and Structure with any non- compliances to be minor in nature, non-recurring and not critical to food safety.
Principles for a web based information system
The Pilots
Scotland - 5 LAs
33 London Boroughs - awarding “star” ratings
East Midlands City Group - various schemes - including “smiley faces”
Food Hygiene Information Scheme in Perth & Kinross
600 Premises Reduced because certain premises
exempt Had to “cleanse” database Had to modify approach to scoring.
Why bother?
FSA’s Strategic plan is; Aim to reduce incidence of food borne
illness by 20%, in that, Seeing a rating on view informs
customers Growing public awareness along with
the FOIA
What is the purpose of the pilot?
To give the FSA evidence it needs to recommend one scheme nationwide
Pilot will also help decide if scheme is to be voluntary or required by legislation
Pilot will last two years unless scheme so successful that nationwide implementation is saught
How will success of pilot be measured?
Impact of scheme on hygiene standards Compliance with Food Hygiene Leg Consumer behaviour LA compliance costs Consistency between authorities Level of business co-operation Suggested that reduction in Category
but this has highlighted need for control area
What if there’s a legal challenge
Advised fully legal, already had someone threaten to sue
Legal to disclose FBO’s name & address Is consistent with FOI information
Why is it called FHIS
Involved in consultation with private PR Company
Names that didn’t quite make it!
Scores on the Doors The Official Eye Ice cream cones Big door (looked like a fireplace) Cloth Golden haggis Spick and span An Inspector Calls, and The Golden Mops
What it’s not
Scores on the doors An award scheme A way of encouraging better failure Predominantly web based Wholly dependant on C o P risk
rating Traffic lights, stars
What it is
Food Hygiene Information Scheme Simplified information Wholly related to compliance Predominantly aimed at on-site
information to inform choice About transparent enforcement
What consumer will see
From 6 November...
Web based information
PASS PASS PASS PASS PASS
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What consumers will see - web
T o w n B u s in e s s O p e r a t o r S t a t u sIn s p e c t io n
D a t e
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P e te r J o n e s Im p r o v e m e n t R e q u ir e d 0 1 /0 5 /0 6
B ig to w nM o y r a 's H o te l2 2 H ig h S t r e e tB T 1 1 1 B A
M o y r a S m ith P a s s 0 1 /1 2 /0 5
B ig to w nT h e C lo th e s S h o p2 5 - 2 9 H ig h S t r e e tB T 1 1 1 B A
A B C R e ta i l( S c o t la n d ) L td
E x e m p t 0 1 /1 2 /0 5
S m a l l to w n T r a v e l le r s I n n1 - 3 C a s t le S q u a r eS T 1 2 1 S A
T r a v e l le r s I n n s( U K ) P L C
A w a i t in g in s p e c t io n .( A d d e d to in s p e c t io np r o g r a m m e o n 1 2 /1 1 /0 6 )
S m a l l to w nG r e a t F o o d1 2 S c o t t S t r e e tS T 1 2 1 S T
J o h n M c K a yP a s s a n d E A Ts a fe a w a r d 0 1 /1 2 /0 5
Can we be sure it will work?
Similar schemes operate in US, Australia, New Zealand and across Europe
One US scheme reported a 20% reduction in food borne disease related visits to hospital
Radio stations played an advert promoting the FHIS on;
Radio ForthRadio ClydeNorthsoundRadio Tay
Any Questions