Globe News, a newsagent on Castle Street, was initially inspected by Oxford City Council’s Environmental Health team on August 9, 2023.
The business was told that “urgent improvement” was necessary as it was handed a shocking zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
With almost a year having passed, the shop was once again visited by Oxford City Council’s Environmental Health team, this time on Tuesday, July 30 this year.
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Once again, the business was handed the bottom score of zero with the team told that “urgent improvement” was still necessary.
A key area where Globe News fell short was the hygienic handling of food which includes the preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage of food.
This was marked as requiring “major improvement” according to the inspector’s latest damning report.
The report also stated that “urgent improvement” was needed in relation to the newsagents’ management of food safety.
This refers to having a system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat and if there is evidence that staff know about food safety.
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It also concerns whether or not the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
Improvement was also declared “necessary” regarding the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and the building.
This includes having an appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control to enable good food hygiene.
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