Food Hygiene Ratings

1. What are the requirements of the Statutory Scheme?

2. What does the Food Hygiene Rating mean?

3. Are all food businesses covered by the law requiring the display of food hygiene ratings?

4. When my business is rated, what will I receive?

5. I am a Food Business Operator. Can I Appeal against my rating?

6. Can I request a further visit to re-rate the premises?

7. Do I have a Right to Reply?

8. Where can I see what ratings food business have?

9. What happens of the food business fails to comply with any of the requirements under the scheme?

10. If I am happy for my food hygiene rating to be uploaded to the FSA website before the Appeal Period passes, can I request it?

11. Further Information

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What are the requirements of the Statutory Scheme?

All food businesses that receive a food hygiene rating are under a legal duty to display their food hygiene rating, once the appeal period has passed or, if they have made an appeal, after the appeal has been determined.

The location of the sticker/s must be so that they can be easily read by customers. Businesses must display their rating at all entrances which the public may use to enter the premises.

Employees working in food businesses must be aware of the business's rating and must verbally inform a person of the rating if requested.

The food hygiene rating will also appear at the FSA food hygiene ratings website.

ID: 1592, revised 17/03/2023