Former Michelin-star pub rebounds from low hygiene rating

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 16:50 · Archive

The Sir Charles Napier in Chinnor improved from a one-out-of-five food hygiene rating in February to four-out-of-five in September.

The Sir Charles Napier pub on Sprigs Holly Lane in Chinnor received a one-out-of-five food hygiene rating following a routine inspection in February. Food safety officers found 'major improvement (was) necessary' in the pub's management of food safety and in its hygienic food handling, though they rated the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building as 'good'.

Following a September inspection by environmental health officers at South Oxfordshire District Council, the pub received a four-out-of-five rating. This time inspectors found hygienic food handling, cleanliness and the condition of facilities and building to be 'good', with food safety management rated as 'generally satisfactory'.

The pub's owner Julia Griffiths said: 'We were devastated to hear the news, but this morning there is a certain sense of relief.' The improvement comes after the pub lost its Michelin star in 2018, when it was also fined £18,000 after the Food Standards Agency found it had fabricated its food safety records and committed health violations.

How it is being reported

• Comeback for former Michelin-star pub after low food hygiene ratingA former Michelin star Oxfordshire pub has been restored with a good food hygiene rating after being slammed with a low one this summer.Oxford Mail · 28 Oct, 16:00
• Comeback for former Michelin-star pub after low food hygiene ratingA former Michelin star Oxfordshire pub has been restored with a good food hygiene rating after being slammed with a low one this summer.Oxfordshire Guardian · 28 Oct, 16:00

In this story: Sir Charles Napier · Chinnor · South Oxfordshire District Council · Food Standards Agency · Julia Griffiths

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