Eight Bristol establishments have received the worst possible food hygiene rating since the start of June.
The Food Standards Agency classes businesses with a zero-star rating as 'urgent improvement necessary'.
Inspectors consider how hygienically food is handled, how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.
Also key is how the business records what it does to ensure food is safe.
We have compiled a list of the establishments given zero stars since the beginning of June.
Bristol Live has approached all parties mentioned for a comment, but if your business would like to add a response to the story, email conor.gogarty@reachplc.com.
The information below is publicly available on the Food Standards Agency website. The ratings appear as they do on that website at the time of publication.
Café Lazz
Address: 272 Gloucester Road, Bishopston
Business type: Café
Date of inspection: June 26
Hygienic food handling: Improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Major improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Major improvement necessary
What the business says
Owner Serkan Karahan said: "My health and safety certificate had expired. I wasn't aware.
"There was no handwash in the kitchen. Obviously there was handwash, just not in the kitchen.
"It was just simple things. We have handwash in the kitchen now, and a hand-drying towel.
"I have run a kitchen for 20 years. I know what I am doing. Everything is in place now."
Hing Kee Fish Bar
Address: 284 Lodge Causeway, Fishponds
Business type: Takeaway
Date of inspection: June 24
Hygienic food handling: Urgent improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Urgent improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Major improvement necessary
What the business says
Owner Allan Chan said: "Several of my staff had health and safety certificates that were out of date. They have done the course now.
"The staff didn't put the use-by date labels on food. Now they put it on everything. If it has to be done, it has to be done.
"I prepare things like chicken and beef and they are all gone by the end of the day, but the inspector still wanted us to put labels on.
"A week after the inspection they came back again. I had done everything they had asked, but they said they couldn't re-score us for three months."
Sun Sing Fish Bar
Address: 87 St Marks Road, Easton
Business type: Takeaway
Date of inspection: June 19
Hygienic food handling: Major improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Major improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Major improvement necessary
What the business says
Owner Fong Yau Li said he did not know the reason for the rating, adding: "Everything is good now."
He did not wish to say anything else about the rating.
Radhuni Indian Takeaway
Address: 48 Staple Hill Road, Fishponds
Business type: Takeaway
Date of inspection: June 26
Hygienic food handling: Major improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Urgent improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Major improvement necessary
What the business says
Employee Shoen Miah said he had made a mistake with food hygiene standards which led to the rating, but did not wish to go into more detail.
He added: "Everything is OK now. Everything is clean. Everything is tidy. Everything is perfect."
White Bear
Address: 133 St Michaels Hill, Kingsdown
Business type: Pub
Date of inspection: June 25
Hygienic food handling: Major improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Urgent improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Major improvement necessary
Redland Tandoori
Address: 20 Chandos Road, Redland
Business type: Restaurant
Date of inspection: June 12
Hygienic food handling: Improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Major improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Major improvement necessary
Shirehampton Village Cafe
Address: 2 The Parade, Shirehampton
Business type: Cafe
Date of inspection: July 16
Hygienic food handling: Improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Major improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Major improvement necessary
The George Inn
Address: 125 Farleigh Road, Backwell
Business type: Pub
Date of inspection: June 13
Hygienic food handling: Major improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: Major improvement necessary
Management of food safety: Urgent improvement necessary
What the business says
General manager Antony Woodcock said: "All issues have been resolved in full."
He declined to comment on the reasons for the rating.
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