McFarlanes Family Butchers

MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

McFarlanes Family Butchers scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 27 August 2026 by Durham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for McFarlanes Family Butchers, from November 2021 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2021 to 2 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of McFarlanes Family Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for McFarlanes Family Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 November 2021	4 / 5	Good
12 February 2025	4 / 5	Good
27 August 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

McFarlanes Family Butchers in MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some 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?

35 MARKET PLACE,
MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE,
DL12 0RG

McFarlanes Family Butchers Hygiene Rating - 2/5

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

Who inspects McFarlanes Family Butchers?

Food hygiene at McFarlanes Family Butchers is inspected by Durham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.durham.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about McFarlanes Family Butchers

What is McFarlanes Family Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

McFarlanes Family Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 August 2026.

When was McFarlanes Family Butchers last inspected?

McFarlanes Family Butchers was last inspected by Durham on 27 August 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some 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.