Thirteen restaurants in Harrow have been handed zero hygiene ratings, according to the Food Standards Agency website on September 9, 2016.

Convenieo Superstore, 317 Station Road, Harrow

Rated on November 9, 2015

Fragrance Harbour Chinese Take Away, 4 The Quadrant, Headstone Gardens

Rated on July 26, 2016

Harin Restaurant, 18 Station Parade, Northolt Road

Rated on March 31, 2016

Hollywood Pizza and Chicken, 239 Imperial Drive, North Harrow

Rated on May 17, 2016

Hunny Pot, 192 Honeypot Lane, Stanmore

Rated on April 26, 2016

La Masala, 436 Alexandra Avenue, Harrow

Rated on December 7, 2015

Mama’s Kitchen, 2 Alexandra Parade, Northolt Road

Rated on March 21, 2016

Natraj, 467 Alexandra Avenue, Harrow

Rated on June 27, 2016

Quality Halal Meat, 359 Ranyers Lane, Harrow

Rated on March 5, 2015

Ranji’s Cakes Ltd, 17-19 Village Way, East Harrow

Rated on November 26, 2015

Sam’s Pizza, 317 Northolt Road, South Harrow

Rated on March 14, 2016

South Harrow Tennessee Friend Chicken, 227 Northolt Road, South Harrow

Rated on June 10, 2016

UK Expert Pizza & Grill, 851 Honeypot Lane, Stanmore

Rated on April 5, 2016

What does a zero rating mean?

Food hygiene ratings are given to eateries such as restaurants, takeaways, cafes, sandwich shops, pubs and hotels.

Zero means “urgent improvement is necessary”.

Food outlets are rated from 0-5 on three main criteria, including how food is prepared, cooked and stored, food safety, and the condition of the premises.

Establishments given a rating of zero are very likely to be performing poorly in all three elements and are likely to have a history of serious problems.

There may, for example, be a lack of sufficient cleaning and disinfection, and there may not be a good enough system of management in place to check and record what the business does to make sure the food is safe.