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Handy Stores

Dagenham

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Handy Stores scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 20 March 2025 by Barking and Dagenham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Handy Stores, from May 2021 to March 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Handy Stores.

Food hygiene rating history for Handy Stores
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
15 May 2021	5 / 5	Very good
20 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Handy Stores in Dagenham has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

290 Dagenham Road,
Dagenham,
RM7 0TD

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Handy Stores. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Handy Stores?

Food hygiene at Handy Stores is inspected by Barking and Dagenham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Handy Stores

What is Handy Stores’s food hygiene rating?

Handy Stores has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 March 2025.

When was Handy Stores last inspected?

Handy Stores was last inspected by Barking and Dagenham on 20 March 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.