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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Edinburgh eaterie presented with food hygiene award
An Edinburgh restaurant has become one of a select group of Scottish establishments to be presented with a prestigious food hygiene award.The Braidburn Inn is the first venue in the capital and the fourth across the country to receive the Eat Safe Award, which aims to reassure customers of the exceptional hygiene standards of catering premises throughout Scotland.
The scheme, launched by the Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) in January this year, is designed to promote excellence in food hygiene and food safety management, and improve public confidence and consumer choice in catering establishments across the country.
Thirty of Scotland's 32 Local Authorities have given their backing to the scheme, which was launched following discussions between the FSAS, the society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health of Scotland, the Scottish Food Advisory Committee (SFAC), Scottish Local Authorities and the FSA in Northern Ireland, where the scheme began last year.
'It's great news that the first catering establishment in Edinburgh has now been awarded Eat Safe recognition,' said Peter Midgley, Head of the FSAS's Local Authority Food Law Enforcement branch.
'We are confident that in the coming weeks and months, businesses will really begin to reap the benefits of increased consumer confidence in the scheme.'
Eligible establishments are assessed for the Eat Safe Award as part of scheduled food hygiene inspections carried out by Environmental Health Services. The issue and control of certificates is through local authorities and will be reviewed at every planned food hygiene inspection.
'As a council that is committed to ensuring the highest possible standards of food hygiene, we congratulate The Braidburn Inn on receiving this award,' said Councillor Robert Cairns, Executive Member for Environmental Services at the City of Edinburgh Council.
Further information about the Eat Safe award scheme is available at the Food Standards Agency website
