Carmarthenshire County Council has revealed its "poorly performing" businesses in food hygiene standards.

The news was reported at a meeting of the authority's environmental and public protection scrutiny committee.

While more than two thirds of food businesses in Carmarthenshire have achieved the top rating of five for food hygiene standards and more than 97 per cent have achieved a rating of 3-5.

The council has also revealed the businesses that are performing poorly and have failed to respond to a council letter asking them to confirm their plans to become broadly compliant with the rules.

The poorly performing businesses that have failed to respond in the Amman, Towy and Gwendraeth Valley's are: Check Point Filling Station in Llanwrda, Andrew & E Barker in Llanwrda, Cymru Balti in Tumble, Lynn’s Catering in Llanwrda, Mynydd Mawr Fresh Meats in Tumble, Pontyberem Balti Tandoori Takeaway, 

Just Desserts, Llanboidy, nine months, and Popty Bach Y Wlad, Pentre Cwrt, 15 months, have exercised a right to reply on the FSA website commenting on the particular reasons for their rating.

Food Hygiene Rating Scheme was set up in November 2013 and has ratings covering the level of current compliance with food hygiene and safety procedures, including food handling, cleanliness, layout, and how the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe.

Those with ratings of ‘0’, ‘1’ or ‘2’ are likely to have been observed as performing poorly and would be revisited and worked with until they had achieved at least a 3 rating.

Executive board member for environmental and public protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “I’m delighted that 97 per cent of food premises inspected are broadly compliant and that two thirds have achieved the top rating. This shows the generally high standards in the industry.

“However, I’m concerned that a small numbers of businesses are performing poorly and that some of them have failed to respond with information on how they intend to improve.

“We are determined to tackle the situation and to have high standards in those businesses too.”

This article has been updated with the latest information submitted by the authority.