Good news! No excuse not to eat out in Gwynedd says council

There is “no excuse not to eat out in Gwynedd” – according to the council.

At a gathering of the Gwynedd Council cabinet on Tuesday members chewed over the success of its food business ratings showing that 99 percent had met  hygiene standards.

Cllr Dafydd Meurig said he wanted to alert members to the “good news story for those who ate out in the area.”
The council’s public protection service team report revealed that of 2189 Gwynedd food businesses, over 99 percent, had received a score of 3 – 5 on hygiene ratings.

Cllr Meurig praised the team who he said had “worked extremely hard” during the pandemic, and to establish the quality of food businesses in the area.

Their report read that Gwynedd food businesses had been subject to the food hygiene standard scoring system on May 31, 2022.
Of these, 2.176 (99.4 percent) had met the satisfactory or higher standard (3-5) and only 13, (0.59 percent) did not meet the standard.

The area’s food hygiene standards had “intensified” over the past months, and the findings were “extremely encouraging.” Cllr Meurig said.
“So, the message here is, there is no reason not to eat out in Gwynedd because it is safe to do so!” He added.

Cllr Nia Wyn Jeffreys, chairing the meeting welcomed the news saying:
“Thank you for that report David.

“You have given us all an excuse not to have to cook tonight when we go home!”

By Dale Spridgeon – Local Democracy Reporter