Health Essential

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Health Essential 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 22 September 2009 by Birmingham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Health Essential, from September 2009 to March 2020. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2009 to 5 in 2020.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Health Essential.

Food hygiene rating history for Health Essential
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
22 September 2009	5 / 5	Very good
1 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Health Essential 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?

246 Soho Road,
Birmingham,
B21 9LR

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

Who inspects Health Essential?

Food hygiene at Health Essential is inspected by Birmingham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/environmental-health or [email protected].

Questions about Health Essential

What is Health Essential’s food hygiene rating?

Health Essential has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 22 September 2009.

When was Health Essential last inspected?

Health Essential was last inspected by Birmingham on 22 September 2009.

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.