Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties

Blackburn

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 22 July 2025 by Blackburn.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties, from October 2021 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 2 in 2021 to 3 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties.

Food hygiene rating history for Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
29 October 2021	2 / 5	Improvement necessary
22 July 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties in Blackburn has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

88 Shadsworth Road,
Blackburn,
Blackburn With Darwen,
BB1 2HN

Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties Hygiene Rating - 3/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties?

Food hygiene at Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties 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 Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties

What is Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties’s food hygiene rating?

Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 22 July 2025.

When was Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties last inspected?

Toms News & Booze/Toms Tasties was last inspected by Blackburn on 22 July 2025.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.