Fairway Premier on The Fairway in Banbury was visited by environmental health inspectors from Cherwell District Council in August this year.
Inspectors handed the business a shocking one-out-of-five rating.
Health officers found the hygienic food handling of the business ‘generally satisfactory’.
This refers to the hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.
The inspection also found the cleanliness and condition of facilities and building to be ‘generally satisfactory’.
This refers 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.
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However, inspectors found the management of food safety to need ‘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.
This isn’t the first time the convenience store has been slammed with a low rating, with it being handed a three-out-of-five rating after an inspection in 2024
Premier convenience stores are a nationwide chain, with over 5,000 stores across the UK.
The store has multiple shops in Oxford, including one at The Oval in Rose Hill and Oxford Supermarket in Blackbird Leys.
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