JDW pubs gain top FSA hygiene scores

In total 650 of the 761 Wetherspoon pubs listed on the FSA’s website have the top grade, with 92 gaining a four-star rating and 19 scoring lower.

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin was complimentary of Scores on the Doors, saying: “It is a myth that all regulation is bad for business. The Scores on the Doors scheme is an excellent example of government legislation which works well and is of great benefit to the public.

“It is important that people are made aware of the hygiene levels in pubs and restaurants. Our Scores on the Doors results are a great achievement by our management and staff and we will strive to ensure that hygiene levels within our pubs remain high.

“This positive legislation is in contrast to some government legislation that is unfair on publicans and pub operators. For example, sending in under age people into pubs in order to entrap them is wrong.”