A Wiveliscombe brewery is one of nine food sellers to get the maximum five stars in the latest round of food scores released by Taunton Deane Council this week.

The scores, from no stars to five show how a business is complying with compulsory food safety and hygiene standards.

Cotleigh Brewery’s production site in Ford Road joins the growing list of outlets to get top marks.

The authority’s food safety team inspected 32 premises in January.

Cllr Tim Slattery, who is responsible for environmental services at the council, said: “All proprietors of food businesses are under ‘a duty to ensure that their business is carried out in a hygienic way’.

“This means, for example, keeping the business premises well maintained and ensuring that the layout and design enable effective cleaning to take place.”

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The star rating system explained:

5 stars - Very high standards of food safety management. Fully compliant with food safety legislation.

4 stars - Good food safety management. High standard of compliance with food safety legislation.

3 stars - Good level of legal compliance. Some more effort might be required 2 stars - Broadly compliant with food safety legislation. More effort required to meet all legal requirements 1 star - Poor level of compliance with food safety legislation. Much more effort required 0 star - Very Poor: A general failure to comply with legal requirements. Little or no appreciation of food safety. Major effort required.

RESULTS:

5 Stars

Holway Park Primary School; Cotleigh Brewery (production site), Wiveliscombe; The Malt 'n Hops, Tancred Street, Taunton; Amanda Williams, Honiton Road, Trull; Sand Wedge Café, Vivary Park, Taunton; Rockwell Green Christian Centre; Sophie B's Trading Pitch, Chip Lane; Doorsteps Café, Lancer Court, High Street, Wellington; Spar, Olds of Taunton, Cross Keys, Norton Fitzwarren.

4 Stars

Blackdown Garden Centre - Lake View Restaurant, Blackdown Nursery, West Buckland; The Star Fish Bar, Eastleigh Road, Taunton; Dairy Crest, Cornishway West, Galmington Trading Estate; Wey House Care Centre, Norton Fitzwarren; Wok Inn, High Street, Wellington; Taunton Deane Bowling Club, Blackbrook Way, Taunton; Taunton Vale Sports Club, Gipsy Lane, Taunton; Waterloo Road Community Pre-School, The Methodist Church, Waterloo Road, Wellington; GK Transport, Cresswell Avenue, Taunton; The Blue Ball Inn, Sampford Moor Road, Sampford Arundel; C. Sheen, Meadow Court, Minehead Road, Norton Fitzwarren; T C Cakes, Prospect Terrace, Canal Road, Taunton; Cake Creations, Cashford Gate, Taunton;

3 Stars

M J Coate Butchers, Rockwell Green; Crystal Kebabs, Station Road, Taunton; Murley House Care Home, Wyvern Road, Taunton; Don Caterers, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton.

2 Stars

Seema Cuisine, East Reach, Taunton; Willowbrook Café, Willowbrook Nurseries, West Buckland; Trendys, North Street, Taunton.

1 Star

Lamb & Flag Inn, Blagdon Hill, Taunton.

0 Stars

The Falcon Hotel, Henlade; Warrens The Bakers, Old Market Centre, Taunton.