{"id":225990,"date":"2025-03-13T18:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/absolutely-shocking-fake-food-hygiene-ratings-revealed-in-itv-wales-investigation\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:06:08","slug":"absolutely-shocking-fake-food-hygiene-ratings-revealed-in-itv-wales-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/absolutely-shocking-fake-food-hygiene-ratings-revealed-in-itv-wales-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Absolutely shocking&#8221; fake food hygiene ratings revealed in ITV Wales investigation."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uJLzyTDgHiI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Absolutely shocking&quot; fake food hygiene ratings revealed in ITV Wales investigation.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJLzyTDgHiI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An ITV Wales investigation has uncovered more than 150 establishments across Wales displaying the wrong rating or not showing a notice at all. <\/p>\n<p>One restaurant said their food hygiene rating was 5 when it was in fact 2. <\/p>\n<p>ITV Wales spoke to a lawyer who said this fraudulent behaviour was &quot;absolutely shocking.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff Council said in a statement said: &quot;A number of businesses have been visited recently, following enquiries about their true Food Hygiene Rating. 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