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Apr 2021
Tesco Express in Harrogate gets lowest mark in council covid checks
A Tesco Express in Harrogate received the lowest mark of all supermarkets in the district when unannounced covid checks were carried out.
More than 230 supermarkets and shops were assessed in a joint operation between North Yorkshire County Council and Harrogate Borough Council.
Trading standards and environmental health officers checked whether they had made their premises covid-secure and followed regulations.
Premises were graded using a traffic light system, with green lights given to the most compliant and red lights to businesses where a number of issues were flagged up.
All supermarkets received either green or amber lights, with the exception of Tesco Express on Knaresborough Road.
The inspector who visited that store on February 8 noted "poor and infrequent cleaning", "lack of cleaning products for the in-store Costa Coffee" and "cashier not wearing mask but was advised she was exempt". Another comment said:
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A spokeswoman for Harrogate Borough Council said:
A Tesco spokesman said:
Information released after FoI request
North Yorkshire County Council issued a press release in February about the visit but initially refused to reveal details of individual inspections.
However, after a request made under the Freedom of Information Act by the Stray Ferret it did release its findings.
The Stray Ferret's investigation focused solely on supermarkets.
Louise Wallace, North Yorkshire’s director of public health, said in the press release:
Checks were carried out in December and January.
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