Food safety chiefs urge consumers to complain over poor hygiene standards

CONSUMERS must overcome their reluctance to complain if they find poor hygiene standards in restaurants, takeaways and pubs, food safety chiefs said yesterday.

New research shows 53% of men and women are shy about speaking out if they are served unfit food, are given unclean plates and cutlery or find dirty toilets.

Yesterday the cross-border Food Safety Promotion Board urged consumers to help improve hygiene standards in Ireland’s catering industry by complaining more often.