A BUBBLE tea café in Lymm has been hit with a 1-star food hygiene rating by the Food Standards Agency after a recent inspection.

Bubble Crush, on The Cross, was visited by inspectors on May 14, which revealed the café needs ‘major improvement’.

Food Hygiene ratings are issued by the Food Standards Agency and are publicly available online.

Ratings range from five, very good, to zero, requires urgent improvement.

The Food Standards Agency does not disclose the full reasonings behind the rating but does reveal general areas requiring improvement.

Bubble Crush was noted to have a good level of cleanliness inside the facility, including having an appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control.

However, the inspection found that hygienic handling of food, such as the preparation, cooking, reheating and storage, needed improvement.

It also found that the management of food safety, including the systems in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat and evidence that staff know about food safety, requires ‘major improvement’.

The rating on the Food Standards Agency website can be viewed here.