The Food Hygiene ratings show that a number of businesses have been told in the last few weeks that they need to make improvements.

The ratings, which are based on hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management are routinely updated.

Across the UK, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes are given a hygiene rating.

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the vast majority of takeaways and restaurants continue to receive a rating of three or above.

But there are a number that are identified as causes for concern which must either make "urgent" or "major" improvements.

What each hygiene rating means

0 - Urgent Improvement Necessary
1 - Major Improvement Necessary
2 - Some Improvement Necessary
3 - Hygiene Standards Generally Satisfactory
4 - Hygiene Standards Good
5 - Hygiene Standards Very Good

We’ve rounded up the most recent results from inspections carried out in January and February from the ratings that have been published by the Food Standards Agency and can be found here

All ratings are as listed by the FSA on its website at the time of creating this list on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Here’s the list of takeaways recently rated:

One star

Premier – Easington Colliery Convenience Store

2 Seaside Lane, Peterlee

Inspected on March 22, 2024

Apple Tree

38 The Derby, Middlesbrough

Inspected on March 7, 2024

Serrento Ristorante Italiano

150 Park View, Whitley Bay

Inspected on March 7, 2024

Dinotots Cramlington

Dewley, Cramlington

Inspected on March 28, 2024

Dolly’s Meat Market

Double Row, Seaton Delaval

Inspected on March 21, 2024

Mama’s House

75 Station Road, Ashington

Inspected on March 19, 2024

Pizzatime

301B Hawthorn Road, Ashington

Inspected on March 19, 2024

Dougies Tavern

Blackett Street, Hebburn

Inspected on March 29, 2024

Al-Huddah

27-28 Borough Road, Sunderland

Inspected on March 28, 2024

Hutchinson Wholesale

175 Chester Road, Sunderland

Inspected on March 21, 2024

Yummy Kitchen

49 Villette Road, Sunderland

Inspected on March 21, 2024

Zero star

Hyderabadi kitchen

199 Borough Road, Middlesbrough

Inspected on March 26, 2024

Noor Supermarket

278-280 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough

Inspected on March 6, 2024

Southwick Butchers

16A The Green, Southwick, Sunderland

Inspected on March 12, 2024