A PORTHMADOG restaurant manager says urgent improvements have been made to his establishment after it scored a food hyg­iene rating of zero – and there is now a rating of four.

Passage to India received the zero rating, which is the lowest rating given by the Food Standards Agency, meaning urgent improvements are necessary, after a visit by food safety officers in September 2015.

Food safety officers carry out inspections on how the food is handled, the condition and structure of the buildings and how they make sure the food is safe.

Food safety officers said major improvement was needed in the way they handled food which includes, preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage and also the management of food safety.

They also requested that there should be improvement made to the condition of the building to enable good food hygiene.

Abul Hamid, manager of Passage to India, said: “Once we were told what needed to be done I did my best to make all the necessary improvements in order to make sure we get a higher rating.”

Mr Hamid, who lives in Carlisle, told the Cambrian News he had a further visit from the agency in December where they awarded him a food hygiene rating of four out of five.

He added: “They pointed out to me what needed to be done and I made sure the necessary changes were carried out and we scored a four on their second visit.

“I have two restaurants in Carlisle and both have a five-star food hygiene rating and I’m sure we will see the same at our restaurant in Porthmadog.”