These 21 takeaways, restaurants and venues in Manchester have failed to meet basic hygiene requirements - and have been hit with a ZERO rating.

They are the only businesses in city to have received the lowest rating handed out by the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) national food hygiene rating scheme - and ordered to make major improvements.

Inspectors look at how hygienically food is handled, how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

They also examine the building itself for cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and facilities.

How the business manages and records what it does to ensure food is safe is also key.

Following visits from inspectors between July 2016 to April 2017, and according to figures published on the FSA website, these are the venues in Manchester which have to radically improve.

The M.E.N. attempted to contact bosses at each venue to give them the chance to comment on the FSA rating - and make clear the changes they intend to make.

(All ratings are accurate as of June 18, 2017, and are available for the public to view at scoresonthedoors.org.uk)

Adam Halal Meat, 475 Cheetham Hill Road, Cheetham Hill, inspected December 2016

A manager was not available for comment.

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Antalya Coffee and Grill, 78 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, inspected December 2016

Nadida Bouzid, manager, said: “I was surprised to see that zero.

“Someone came three months ago and inspected and I have done everything they recommended but nobody has been back to check.

“They said I need to write down dates in the records. They said they would come back but haven’t

“I’m not happy, I really want them to come and change that zero - from the day they gave it to me I have not been relaxed.”

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Chaplins Pizza, 47 Old Church Street, Newton Heath, inspected September 2016

Owner and manager Ali Ahmadi said: “We are expecting a revisit by June 22. “We have improved the weaknesses in the shop, so we are going to get a better rating.

“The main issues was the floor in the kitchen area had to be re-tiled, and with storage, the meat had to be more separated.

“The main issue was the books which we had to fill in regarding information about the suppliers. We have filled out the form, we are ready for the visit.”

China City Basement, 56 Faulkner Street, city centre, inspected March 2017

Liam Lau, manager of China City Basement, said: “We have appealed this decision. We have got a letter saying they will come back again to review the rating.”

Fairfield Off Licence, 1576-1578 Ashton Old Road, inspected October 2016

A manager was not available for comment.

Food Basket98 Withington Road, Whalley Range, inspected August 2016

A manager was not available for comment.

Gio, 5-7 Lower Mosley Street, city centre, inspected March 2017

A manager declined to comment.

Golden Fish, Unit 1, Beswick Street, Beswick, inspected September 2016

A manager declined to comment.

Gorton Multichoice Superstore, 578 Hyde Road, Gorton, inspected December 2016

A manager declined to comment.

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Indiholme 384 Kingsway, Burnage, inspected April 2017

A manager said work has been done to address inspectors’ concerns and he is confident of being given a higher rating in the near future.

Java Bar Espresso Unit 1-3, Oxford Road Station, Oxford Road Station Approach, city centre, inspected February 2017

A manager declined to comment.

Kings Continental Cash & Carry 103-107 Beresford Road, Rusholme, inspected September 2016

Manager Khalid Latiff said: “All staff are having training improve hygiene levels.

“I hope in the future it will improve. We have cleaned the whole shop - the walls, everything.

“We have also had pest control in as a precaution.”

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Lahori Chaska, 458 Cheetham Hill Road, Cheetham Hill, inspected November 2016

A manager was not available for comment.

Long Rong 1052 Ashton New Road, Clayton, inspected February 2017

A manager declined to comment.

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Queens Lounge 1049 Oldham Road, Newton Heath, inspected March 2017

A manager was not available for comment.

Red Chilli, 70 Portland Street, city centre, inspected March 2017

A manager was not available for comment.

Shortcuts 651-655 Ashton New Road, Clayton, inspected February 2017

Norman Short, has run the shop for the last 40 years.

He said: “They are bringing new rules out all the while which to my mind, having done this all these years, makes no difference to health and safety.

“This is more about due diligence so they can say you have done this or that.

“One thing I was always taught by my father who was a baker - you don’t kill your customers or they can’t come back. You have to be careful what you serve them with.

“In 40 years I’ve never had complaints from my customers - they are happy with the products and the service they get.”

He said they had acted on the inspectors’ advice, adding: “The main reason was that we hadn’t filled in a handbook they wanted us to and that’s been done now.

“I’m not saying it was 100pc administration but it was more or less down to that. Would improve but as far as health and safety go we are no great risk to the public.”

Stoodley Vehicle Auctions Ltd384 Hyde Road, Belle Vue, inspected March 2017

A manager was not available for comment.

The Drop356 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton, inspected March 2017

A spokesman for the management said: “You can be given an automatic zero for not having he correct paperwork in place.

“We’re actively working to ensure we have the correct paperwork before our next review.

“If anyone questions the hygiene of the restaurant we encourage them to come and watch from the bar, every unit in the kitchen gets pulled out and deep cleaned between 10pm to 12pm each night.

“We take food hygiene very seriously and regret that management didn’t hand in relevant records to show the level we uphold.

“We’ve requested reassessment and are confident we will get a high score.”

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Siam Supermarket and Cafe, 48a George Street, city centre, Manchester, inspected January 2017

A manager was not available for comment.

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Pacific Restaurant, 58-60 George Street, city centre, inspected July 2016

Owner Ngau Cheung, said: “We are doing a big decoration soon and closing for a month. The building is too old.

“We have cleaned everywhere, we closed to do it. I did it myself it’s clean now so the inspectors should come back.”