The hygienic handling of food has been seriously questioned at a Liverpool branch of a major US pizza brand.
Inspectors from Liverpool Council have slapped a zero out of five rating and deemed urgent improvement is required at the Papa John’s shop on Prescot Road. The store, opposite the Royal Liverpool Hospital, has been given a damning verdict on its management of food safety and the cleanliness of the building in a brief report released by the Food Standards Agency.
Officials visited the L7 shop on October 5 and have reported that they have serious concerns about hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage. The management of food safety was also an issue deemed necessary for immediate upgrade by local authority inspectors, who said improvement was needed 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.”
