Salford rated as one of the filthiest UK cities to eat in

Salford has been revealed as the second filthiest UK city to eat in, according to new research.

A new study analysing hygiene scores across 280,659 food hygiene businesses in 346 UK local authorities has revealed Salford diners have a two in five chance of going somewhere serving unsanitary food.

The research used ratings of eateries rated by the Food Standards Agency, which included inspected restaurants, cafes, pubs, bars, sandwich shops, takeaways, canteens and nightclubs, scored on a scale of zero (lowest) to five (highest).

The research ranked all UK cities, revealing Salford to be the second filthiest city to eat in, with an average hygiene score of 4.30 out of five.

Out of the 1,021 inspected food businesses in Salford, 59.16% meet all the legal hygiene requirements.

The city’s lowest average hygiene scores are M8, M7 and M60, with the safest postcodes to dine in being M50, M28 and M3.

On the other hand, the launch earlier this month of the £3.5million Central Bay development in the high-scoring M50 postcode around Salford Quays, which houses a 20-kitchen food hall, shows that Salfordians are not short of choice. This is one of the biggest operations of its kind – not only in Greater Manchester, but the north of England.

Birmingham topped the list as the UK’s filthiest city to eat in with the lowest average score of all UK cities at 4.15.

Manchester followed close behind as the fifth dirtiest city for food services, averaging a score of 4.38 for hygiene.

The average hygiene score across all 280,659 studied food businesses in the UK is 4.57, with 73.35% of businesses fully compliant with all the legal standards.

Lincoln is the highest-ranked city for food hygiene, followed by Wrexham and Colchester.

The research was carried out by no-deposit casino bonus guide NoDepositDaily.com.

A spokesperson for NoDepositDaily said: “Local authorities inspect food establishments every six months to a few years, depending on how much risk they pose.

“Not all businesses display their hygiene score, except for those in Wales and Northern Ireland, where this is required by law.

“If you have experienced food poisoning, found foreign objects in your food, purchased an expired meal, noticed unsanitary premises or the allergen information was unavailable or incorrect, you can contact the local council that business belongs to.”

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