Check a Food Hygiene Rating
Search the Food Standards Agency database to find a food business, view its current published food hygiene rating and explore the individual inspection scores behind the result.
What does your food hygiene rating mean?
A food hygiene inspection looks at three separate areas. Each area receives a component score which helps determine the business's overall food hygiene rating.
Hygienic Food Handling
Covers the hygienic preparation, cooking, reheating, cooling and storage of food.
Explore food handling scores →Cleanliness & Condition
Covers the cleanliness and physical condition of the premises, facilities, layout and pest control.
Explore cleanliness scores →Management of Food Safety
Covers the systems, checks, staff knowledge and management controls used to keep food safe.
Explore management scores →For component scores, lower is better. Score 0 represents Very good. Your overall food hygiene rating runs from 0 to 5, where 5 is Very good.
See how food hygiene ratings are calculated
Learn how the three inspection components work together and explore every component score from Very good through to Urgent improvement necessary.
Want an independent review of your food safety arrangements?
Our Food Hygiene & Safety Inspection Service provides on-site inspections, HACCP reviews and practical recommendations to help identify issues and strengthen your food safety management.