THREE food outlets in Oldham have received the lowest possible rating of zero for hygiene following inspections.

A further 33 have been rated with a score of just one following visits by food safety officers in 2019.

The three with the lowest rating are the grocer’s shop Essa Food, based at 62-64 Crete Street, Oldham. It was inspected on September 27.

The BBQ’d barbecued, European and Portuguese restaurant in 16a Union Street, Oldham, also received a zero rating after it was visited on November 6.

Inspectors also rated takeaway shop Café Bangla at 98 Featherstall Road North, Oldham, with zero following an inspection on July 1.

The food hygiene rating scheme is designed to help shoppers decide where to eat out or buy food.

The rating gives customers an idea of how well the business is keeping the takeaway clean and tidy.

A food hygiene rating is worked out by a food safety officer who visits the business to see if it meets the requirements of food hygiene law.

The officer looks at how hygienically the food is handled, the condition of the structure of the buildings and how the business manages what it does to make sure food is safe.

There are more than 500 outlets where food is prepared and sold in the Oldham borough.

The full list of ratings scores (in brackets) of one or below is as follows:

1. Café Lahore Ltd, 145 Union Street, Oldham, (1)

2. Curry House, 147 Pitt Street, Oldham (1)

3. Green Hill Food Store, 12-14 Sickle Street, Oldham (1)

4. Roys Rolls, 187 Huddersfield Road, Oldham (1)

5. Roys Rolls 191 Huddersfield Road, Oldham, (1)

6. Essa Food, 62-64 Crete Street, Oldham, (0)

7. A1 Sweet Centre (1)

8. Anise Indian Restaurant (1)

9. Bay Leaf, 5 King Street, Delph (1)

10. Butties, Portacabin Ltd Edge Lane Street Royton (1)

11. Chop Suey House, 401A Rochdale Road, Shaw (1)

12. Eastern Light, 69, Market Street, Shaw (1)

13. Newsplus, 82, Burnley Lane, Chadderton, (1)

14. Saddleworth Pizza, Frenches Works, Chew Valley Road, Greenfield (1)

15. 241 Pizza, 137 Yorkshire Street, Oldham (1)

16. Al Fayyaz Ltd, 153-155 Union Street, Oldham (1)

17. Al Madina Oldham Ltd, 56 Cranbrook Street, Oldham (1)

18. Al Madina Takeaway Ltd, 97 Huddersfield Road, Oldham (1)

19. Aliyah Shakes, 164 Middleton Road, Oldham (1)

20. Ashi’s Food, 117 Oxford Street, Oldham (1)

21. Chaudry Foods, 100 Bolton Street, Oldham (1)

22. Coppice Kurry House, 141 Lee Street, Oldham (1)

23. Desi Sweets & Treats Ltd, 61-63 Union Street, Oldham (1)

24. Di’Angelo’s, 14 Fountain Street, Oldham (1)

25. Henshaw Cash & Carry, 179 Henshaw street, Oldham (1)

26. Kee Sing, 501 Lees Road, Oldham (1)

27. M A Brothers, Fern Street, Oldham (1)

28. Mushtag Cash & Carry, 38-40 Coldhurst Street, Oldham (1)

29. Oxford Mini Cash and Carry, 55 Oxford Street, Oldham (1)

30. Relish, 19 Trough Gate, Oldham (1)

31. Royal Kebab Peri Peri, 262 Lees Road, Oldham (1)

32. RYS Sweets & More, 33 Albion Street, Oldham (1)

33. Shamya, 63 Featherstall Road North, Oldham (1)

34. Tommyfield Chippy, 37 Albion Street, Oldham (1)

35. BBQ’d, 16a Union Street, Oldham, (0)

36. Café Bangla, 98 Featherstall Road North, Oldham (0)