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<p>The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in
partnership with local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>For
businesses offering online ordering of food, legislation requiring provision of the
rating at the point of choice is expected to be introduced in Northern Ireland once
the Assembly is back in operation and Wales are exploring the introduction of a similar
legislative requirement.</p><p>The case for extending mandatory display to England
is being finalised by the FSA for ministerial consideration and ultimately cross-Government
approval. As increasing numbers of food businesses provide online ordering services
for consumers, for England, provision of food hygiene ratings online will be considered
in the case being finalised for ministers.</p><p>To date the FSA has not undertaken
any research to assess the proportion of online food businesses that display ratings,
but work is underway to develop methodology to monitor this.</p>
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