Maesglas Fish Bar, Newport given four-star food hygiene score

South Wales Argus

05-06-2025

The Maesglas Fish Bar on Cardiff Road was inspected by a food safety officer on April 8, 2025.
The takeaway was rated under three categories: hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, and management of food safety.
The food safety officer found the shop's hygienic food handling practices, including preparation, cooking, reheating, cooling and storage, to be of a good standard.
The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, including the layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, were rated as generally satisfactory.
The report said the management of food safety, which covers 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, was good.
This led to an overall food hygiene rating of four.
The ratings range from zero to five, with zero meaning urgent improvement is necessary or they may risk closure, and five meaning standards are excellent.
The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2013 became law in Wales on March 4, 2013, and requires all businesses selling food in Wales - including pubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels, takeaways, schools, hospitals, canteens, care homes and corner shops – to display hygiene ratings in a prominent place, and to provide the information verbally if requested over the phone.
Inspections are carried out by the local authority officers, and ratings are updated on the FSA website.
Businesses have the right to appeal against ratings.