The team at South Tyneside Council regularly give businesses, shops and premises food hygiene ratings following assessments.
These are the new ratings for South Tyneside businesses which were awarded new star ratings across the first two weeks of February.
Ratings range from zero to five stars, with zero meaning urgent improvement is required, one-star meaning major improvement is necessary, two-stars indicating some improvement is necessary, three meaning hygiene standards are generally satisfactory while four means hygiene standards are good and five means standards are very good.
All information is correct at the time of writing according to the Food Standards Agency.
1. Di Giorgio Butchers
Di Giorgio Butchers on East Street in Whitburn has a five star rating following a February inspection. | Google
2. Epinay Cafe
Epinay Cafe within the school of the same name on Nevison Avenue in South Shields was also recently awarded a top rating. Photo: Google
3. Fit Belli Deli
Hebburn's Fit Belli Deli on Glen Street was also awarded top marks. | Google
4. Asda Hebburn
The Asda supermarket on Hebburn's Station Road was awarded a new five star hygiene rating at the start of the month. | Google