Fitch Butchers

Little Eaton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Fitch Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 13 August 2025 by Erewash.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Fitch Butchers, from January 2021 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Fitch Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
28 January 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
13 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Fitch Butchers in Little Eaton 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?

135 Alfreton Road,
Little Eaton,
DE21 5DF

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

Who inspects Fitch Butchers?

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

Questions about Fitch Butchers

What is Fitch Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Fitch Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 August 2025.

When was Fitch Butchers last inspected?

Fitch Butchers was last inspected by Erewash on 13 August 2025.

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.