The Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 2) () is an act of the National Assembly for Wales to make food hygiene ratings mandatory. Food hygiene ratings are available on the Food Standards Agency website.
Background The Welsh Government announced the policy in 2012.
Provisions The act requires businesses selling food to display hygiene ratings in a prominently, and to provide the information verbally if it is requested over the phone.
The ratings are also to be made public through use of a food hygiene sticker.
Implementation The law initially came into force in November 2013. The legislation was extended to food producers and wholesalers in December 2014.
In November 2015, 60% of food businesses had the highest rating under the act.
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