A Chinese takeaway near Oxford has been slapped with a zero food hygiene rating.

The Star in Oxford Road in Kidlington serves a variety of Chinese dishes but has not been given favourable reviews on Tripadvisor.

​The takeaway was inspected on Friday, October 18 and officers were left far from impressed.

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Stating that 'urgent improvement' was necessary, inspectors handed The Star a zero-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

One key issue that was identified was the hygienic handling of food which includes the preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage of food.

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Another problem outlined in the report was the management of food safety which also was marked as requiring 'major improvement'.

This refers to having a system or checks in place to ensure that the food sold or served at the spot is safe to eat.

It also covers whether there is evidence that staff know about food safety and if the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.

Cherwell District Council’s Environmental Health team also took issue with The Star’s cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building.

This includes having an appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control to enable good food hygiene.

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Having observed the location, the inspector stated that improvement was also 'necessary' in this regard resulting in the takeaway getting a zero-out-of-five rating.

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The Oxford Mail has attempted to approach The Star for comment.

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