A canteen at an Oxfordshire airbase has been handed a new hygiene rating after a recent inspection.

Elior at Airbus Brize Norton was given a five-out-of-five-star score by the Food Standards Agency.

The rating suggests that food hygiene standards are 'very good' at the establishment.

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Elior is a private catering company that operates across the UK.

Brize Norton is the largest RAF station with approximately 5,800 service personnel, 300 civilian staff and 1,200 contractors.

It is located near Witney in West Oxfordshire.

The inspection was carried out on July 4.

The inspectors assessed the canteen on levels of hygienic food handling, the cleanliness and condition of facilities and management of food safety.