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Bombay
Brasserie owner applauded by national conference
A Grantham
restaurant owner has become the first proprietor ever asked to attend
the annual national Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
conference, held this week in Nottingham. He's taken away a food
hygiene award and he's prouder of his four food stars than a top-starred
Michelin eatery.
Mr Luthur Khan
of the Bombay Brasserie was the first restaurateur to be asked to
address a CIEH conference. He collected a food hygiene award from
South Kesteven District Council, which has lead in the development of
a national "Scores on the Doors" food star hygiene rating.
Since SKDC introduced the scheme in 2006, the Bombay Brasserie has
been the "most improved" food establishment in the
district, rocketing from nil to four stars.
David Price,
head of SKDC's healthy communities team said: "This is the
best illustration of how we intended the scheme to work, helping food
businesses achieve and maintain the best hygiene standards. When the
Bombay Brasserie was given the lowest score, they also got a lot of
negative press coverage. Mr Khan accepted and acted our advice and
has shown what can be achieved. He's turned things around and has
been praised by customers and media."
Nottingham
resident Mr Khan said: "I was overwhelmed by the invitation
to the conference. It was the last thing I'd have ever expected. I am
so proud. It was hard work and we couldn't have done it without the
superb help and support from the district council."
For more
information about SKDC's food stars, look at www.southkesteven.gov.uk/healthy,
call Christian Polzin on 01476 40 63 00, or email healthy@southkesteven.gov.uk.
Work being done by SKDC is contributing towards the likely
introduction by the Food Standards Agency of national food hygiene ratings.
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