Oxford College Cafe Receives One-Star Food Hygiene Rating Despite Previous Improvements

A college cafe in Oxford has received a one-star food hygiene rating after a surprise visit from inspectors, despite previous improvements made in 2019. The Caramba Cafe, located inside the Oxford English Centre in Banbury Road, was handed the low rating on July 25. Inspectors found that the cafe's management of food safety required "major improvement", including ensuring that food is safe to eat and staff are knowledgeable about food safety.

Key Takeaways:

• Caramba Cafe received a one-star food hygiene rating after a surprise visit from Oxford City Council's health team on July 25.
• The cafe's management of food safety was judged to require "major improvement", including ensuring that food is safe to eat and staff are knowledgeable about food safety.
• In 2019, the cafe received a two-star rating after inspectors found a rusty fridge operating at a temperature of over 19C, which had also been identified in a previous inspection in January 2018.
• The 2019 inspection found that sandwiches and rolls were stored "on the counter at an ambient temperature of 15 or 16C", and food safety documents were not being completed.
• The cafe's cleansing and condition of the building and facilities were rated as "generally satisfactory".
• It is not known what caused the premises to receive the low food rating on this occasion.

Statistics:

• 19C: the temperature at which the rusty fridge was operating in 2019.
• 15-16C: the ambient temperature at which sandwiches and rolls were stored in 2019.
• 2018: the year in which the rusty fridge issue was identified in a previous inspection.
• 2019: the year in which the cafe received a two-star food hygiene rating.
• July 25: the date of the surprise inspection in which Caramba Cafe received the one-star rating.

Sources:

• Oxford Mail: "College cafe handed one-star food hygiene rating"
• Oxford Mail: "Oxford English Centre cafe given two-star food hygiene rating in 2019"
• Oxford Mail: "Cafe owners warned to replace rusty fridge after inspection"

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