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© 2026 Five Star Diary is a Highfold Group brand. Address: Office 21848, 182-184 High Street North, East Ham, London, E6 2JA. Five Star Diary follows the format of the FSA's Safer Food, Better Business packs (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Food Standards Scotland's CookSafe (Scotland); it isn't affiliated with or endorsed by the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland or any council. Contains Crown copyright material from “Safer food, better business”, Food Standards Agency, and from CookSafe, Food Standards Scotland. Food hygiene ratings and FSA and FSS guidance quoted here contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.