Wolvercote Superstore, on Godstow Road in Oxford, was hit with the poor food hygiene rating after inspectors attended on August 18.
Environmental health officers from Oxford City Council gave the shop a one-out-of-five rating.
Officers found the hygienic food handling of the business to be generally satisfactory – including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.
READ MORE: Prince William and Kate Middleton won’t meet Harry and Meghan in the Cotswolds
However, inspectors rated the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building as ‘improvement necessary’.
This relates to the cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene.
The management of safety was deemed as needing ‘major improvement’.
This means the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
The shop has been reopened under new owners after previously being shut due to a rat infestation in April 2024.
The called Port Meadow Convenience Store Oxford City Council officers found rats and immediately issued a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice.
The notice said the shop “poses an imminent risk of injury to health” as “there is evidence of a serious rat infestation throughout the premises”.
#Oxford #convenience #store #slapped #food #hygiene #rating