Dodgy food hygiene standards saw more than 450 businesses given warnings in Cheshire West last year.
The figures include one voluntary closure and a case of the seizure, detention or surrender of food.
In total 378 informal written warnings were handed out and 74 formal hygiene improvement notices were served.
Cabinet member for environment and community Councillor Mark Henesy said: “Cheshire West and Chester Council take its duty to protect the safety and wellbeing of its residents seriously.
“It will use all the tools it has to protect public health.”
With 2,931 establishments in the region, this means more than one in every seven was given a warning by the council, much lower than the national average.
But only seven local authorities across the country issued more hygiene improvement notices.
This could ban the business from using certain equipment or processes until changes have been made.
It will also mean the premises is revisited to see if the notice has been followed.
The issue of a hygiene improvement notice or a more serious decision is considered formal action, meaning there were 76 cases in Cheshire West.
Restaurants, pubs, takeaways, supermarkets and other food shops are all assessed by on the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, which is run by local authorities.
Each business is graded zero to five based on an inspection of their hygiene standards.
As of November 9, two businesses in Cheshire West held a zero rating.
A total of 938 warnings were sent out to businesses in Cheshire East and 474 in Wirral over the same period.
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