W H Smith

Lower Thames Walk

Food hygiene rating Exempt

Exempt from rating

W H Smith in Lower Thames Walk is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

What does this rating mean?

W H Smith in Lower Thames Walk is exempt from needing a hygiene rating. This happens when a business has been checked by a food safety officer and met the pass criteria, but does not fit the rating scheme itself.

Usually these businesses are low risk, and often they are not really a “food business” at all - think newsagents, chemists or visitor centres that happen to sell the odd biscuit.

Where is it?

WH Smiths,
Unit L089,
Lower Thames Walk,
Bluewater,
DA9 9SL

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

Who inspects W H Smith?

Food hygiene at W H Smith is inspected by Dartford, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.dartford.gov.uk/foodsafety/index.htm or [email protected].

Questions about W H Smith

What is W H Smith’s food hygiene rating?

W H Smith in Lower Thames Walk is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

When was W H Smith last inspected?

W H Smith was last inspected by Dartford on 4 August 2021.

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.