THE standard of food hygiene at venues across the Wirral has been revealed by the latest Food Standards Agency ratings.

The rankings give a snapshot of the standards of food hygiene found on the date of the inspection by the local authority.

The ratings system gives businesses a rating from five to zero which is displayed at premises and online so customers can make more informed choices about where to buy and eat food.

A five-star rating means hygiene standards are very good, while zero means urgent improvement is required.

Venues are marked on a number of factors, including the handling of food, how food is stored, how food is prepared, cleanliness of facilities and how food safety is managed.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 111 of Wirral’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows with 30 receiving a five-star rating.

• Rated 5: Pausha at Egerton House, Tower Road, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on November 30

• Rated 5: Lady Lever Art Gallery at Queen Marys Drive, Port Sunlight, Wirral; rated on November 27

• Rated 5: Deli 96 at 96 Woodchurch Road, Oxton, Wirral; rated on November 26

• Rated 5: Heart 4 Refugees at St Peters Church, St Peters Road, Rock Ferry, Wirral; rated on November 26

• Rated 5: Root Catering at 94 Downham Road South, Heswall, Wirral; rated on November 19

• Rated 5: Salvation Army Hall at 2 Vincent Street, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on November 18

• Rated 5: The Woodhouse Ltd at 257 Wallasey Village, Wallasey Village, Wirral; rated on November 11

• Rated 5: The Salvation Army Hall at 167-179 Old Chester Road, Tranmere, Wirral; rated on November 9

• Rated 5: Spire at Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive, Thingwall, Wirral; rated on November 4

• Rated 5: Clatterbridge Hospital & Firtrees at Clatterbridge Hospital, Mount Road, Clatterbridge, Wirral; rated on October 21

• Rated 5: Neo Community Cafe at Community Centre, Beaconsfield Court, Beaconsfield Close, Tranmere; rated on October 19

• Rated 5: Claire House Childrens Hospice at Clatterbridge Road, Clatterbridge, Wirral; rated on October 14

• Rated 5: Oasis 2 at St Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Tranmere, Wirral; rated on October 14

• Rated 5: Wirral Autistic Society at Raby Kitchen Gardens, Raby Hall Road, Raby Mere, Wirral; rated on October 14

• Rated 5: GillyGems Cafe at 36 Mill Park Drive, Eastham, Wirral; rated on October 12

• Rated 5: Stollies at 105a Wallasey Village, Wallasey Village, Wirral; rated on October 9

• Rated 5: Academy Healthcare at Alpha Living Poppyfields Extra Care, Woodpecker Close, Upton, Wirral; rated on October 8

• Rated 5: Charles Thompsons Mission at Hemingford Street, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on October 6

• Rated 5: Leaf and Vine Ltd at Inspirations Wholesale, Old Hall Road, Bromborough, Wirral; rated on October 6

• Rated 5: Chaplins Oriental at 22 Grange Mount, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on September 30

• Rated 5: Wirral Mind Fountain Project at The Fountain Project, 90-92 Chester Street, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on September 17

• Rated 5: Full House Chinese Restaurant at 17-19 Albert Road, Hoylake, Wirral; rated on September 14

• Rated 5: The Copper Leaf at Rectory View, 21 Village Road, Heswall, Wirral; rated on September 9

• Rated 5: Caffe Nero at 9-11 St Johns Square, Birkenhead, Wirral; rated on September 7

• Rated 5: Broadway Steak & Wine at 5-7 Broadway, Higher Bebington, Wirral; rated on September 3

• Rated 5: Shamrock Cafe at 228 Town Lane, Higher Bebington, Wirral; rated on September 3

• Rated 5: Otto Lounge at Unit 8 The Curve, 139 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral; rated on August 31

• Rated 5: Hickory's Smokehouse at 1 Village Road, West Kirby, Wirral; rated on August 26

• Rated 5: Sanita's Country Kitchen at Car Park, Ashville Road, Poulton, Wirral; rated on August 25

• Rated 5: The Queens Arms at 1 Storeton Road, Oxton, Wirral; rated on August 24