Manufacturers/packers 📍 Bath and North East Somerset

Bens Cookies

City Centre

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Bens Cookies 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 24 November 2025 by Bath and North East Somerset.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Bens Cookies, from September 2016 to November 2025.

Food hygiene rating history for Bens Cookies
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 September 2016	Not rated	No numeric rating
24 November 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Bens Cookies in City Centre 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?

Bens Cookies,
21 Union Passage,
City Centre,
Bath,
BA1 1RD

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

Who inspects Bens Cookies?

Food hygiene at Bens Cookies is inspected by Bath and North East Somerset, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/environment/food-safety or [email protected].

Questions about Bens Cookies

What is Bens Cookies’s food hygiene rating?

Bens Cookies has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 24 November 2025.

When was Bens Cookies last inspected?

Bens Cookies was last inspected by Bath and North East Somerset on 24 November 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.