McDonald's response after Halifax restaurant's zero food hygiene ratingMcDonald's has issued a statement to reassure customers about hygiene standardsView Image McDonald's, Old Market, Halifax (Image: Google)McDonald's has released a statement to reassure customers after one of its West Yorkshire restaurants received a zero food hygiene rating. ‌Calderdale Council rated the Halifax McDonald's on Old Market zero and said overall that "urgent improvement" was necessary. On food hygiene and safety, the local authority said that "major improvement" was needed. ‌Zero is the lowest score in food hygiene rating system that runs from zero to five stars. When this happens, officers give a hygiene rating of zero, as food businesses must always have hot water.

Source: Daily Mirror February 20, 2026 22:12 UTC