Kay Street Newsagents

Darwen

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Kay Street Newsagents scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 2 July 2024 by Blackburn.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Kay Street Newsagents, from May 2019 to July 2024. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 3 in 2019 to 1 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Kay Street Newsagents.

Food hygiene rating history for Kay Street Newsagents
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 May 2019	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
2 July 2024	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Kay Street Newsagents in Darwen has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major 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?

131 - 133 Kay Street,
Darwen,
Blackburn With Darwen,
BB3 3EL

Kay Street Newsagents Hygiene Rating - 1/5

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

Who inspects Kay Street Newsagents?

Food hygiene at Kay Street Newsagents is inspected by Blackburn, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.blackburn.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Kay Street Newsagents

What is Kay Street Newsagents’s food hygiene rating?

Kay Street Newsagents has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 2 July 2024.

When was Kay Street Newsagents last inspected?

Kay Street Newsagents was last inspected by Blackburn on 2 July 2024.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major 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.