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Alan's Family Butchers

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Alan's Family Butchers scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 7 October 2025 by Ashfield.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Alan's Family Butchers, from July 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 2 in 2025.

0 1 2 3 4 5 14 Jul 2021: 5 out of 5 7 Oct 2025: 2 out of 5 Jul 2021 Oct 2025
Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Alan's Family Butchers.
Food hygiene rating history for Alan's Family Butchers
Inspection date Rating Verdict
5 / 5 Very good
2 / 5 Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Alan's Family Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

The Idlewells,
Alan's Family Butchers Hygiene Rating - 2/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Alan's Family Butchers. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Alan's Family Butchers?

Food hygiene at Alan's Family Butchers is inspected by Ashfield, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.ashfield.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Alan's Family Butchers

What is Alan's Family Butchers’s food hygiene rating?
Alan's Family Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 October 2025.
When was Alan's Family Butchers last inspected?
Alan's Family Butchers was last inspected by Ashfield on 7 October 2025.
Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?
A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.
What do the food hygiene scores mean?
The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.

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