Abstract
This chapter provides a brief overview of UK and US experience from the introduction of restaurant hygiene rating schemes. Restaurant rating schemes have evolved over time and are known by a variety of names, depending on their location. They differ in their operational details and design, but they share common features and the same general intention—to display a simple hygiene score for a restaurant, based on the results of an official hygiene inspection, in order that consumers have access to the information at the point where they are making decisions about where to eat.
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Abbreviations
- DHS:
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Department of Health Services
- FHIS:
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Food Hygiene Inspection Scheme
- FHRS:
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Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme
- FSA:
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Food Standards Agency/UK
- FSS:
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Food Safety Scotland
- LAs:
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Local Government Authorities/UK
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I am grateful for the helpful comments I received when drafting this chapter from colleagues at the Food Standards Agency. I am also grateful to the FSA and to the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health for their respective permission to include illustrations of the Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme sticker and inspection display poster.
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Jones, D. (2018). Economic Impact of Posting Restaurant Ratings: UK and US Experience. In: Roberts, T. (eds) Food Safety Economics. Food Microbiology and Food Safety(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92138-9_5
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