The Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru City Council) became the first local council in the country to introduce cleanliness ratings to all food and drink outlets within it's area of jurisdiction.

Every outlets in the city, including those road-side stalls, are repeatedly given cleanliness test by the council's officials to ensure cleanliness.  After the checks, the food outlets' operators are given ratings ranging from A, the cleanest to E, the dirtiest.  They are also issued rating stickers which they are compounded by law to stick somewhere noticeable within their premises to show their customers what their rating is.

Whichever outlets scored an E for the cleanliness rating, it is ordered by the council to stop it's business operation for two weeks in order to learn how to keep their place clean.  When the outlet reopens two weeks later, the officials will check the place and give the rating again. 

Majority of the food outlets scored B during various checks by the council's officials.