The management of food safety at a Wavertree takeaway has led to its food hygiene rating plummeting.
At its last inspection in 2020, Black Star Pizza on High Street was awarded the highest mark of five from officials representing Liverpool Council’s environmental health department. However, information made available by the Food Standards Agency has revealed that it has now been downgraded to one following the latest visit to the establishment last month.
The outline of the inspections findings, made public online, said “major improvement” was necessary in relation to how Black Star Pizza had a “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”. According to its website, the takeaway it describes itself as “one of the finest takeaways in town” and “passionate about providing delicious and high-quality food.
