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Total Cakes

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Total Cakes scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 31 March 2026 by Barking and Dagenham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Total Cakes, from February 2022 to March 2026.

Food hygiene rating history for Total Cakes
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
31 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Total Cakes 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?

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

Who inspects Total Cakes?

Food hygiene at Total Cakes 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 Total Cakes

What is Total Cakes’s food hygiene rating?

Total Cakes has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 March 2026.

When was Total Cakes last inspected?

Total Cakes was last inspected by Barking and Dagenham on 31 March 2026.

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.