Spice Merchants

Lea

Heads up: Spice Merchants no longer shows up in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Herefordshire. It may have closed, changed its name or moved. The rating below is the last one the FSA published for it.

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Spice Merchants scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 6 July 2021 by Herefordshire.

What does this rating mean?

Spice Merchants in Lea 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?

Crown Inn,
Lea,
HR9 7JZ

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

Who inspects Spice Merchants?

Food hygiene at Spice Merchants is inspected by Herefordshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Spice Merchants

What is Spice Merchants’s food hygiene rating?

Spice Merchants has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 6 July 2021.

When was Spice Merchants last inspected?

Spice Merchants was last inspected by Herefordshire on 6 July 2021.

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.

Has Spice Merchants closed down?

Spice Merchants no longer appears in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Herefordshire, which usually means it has closed, changed name or moved. The rating shown here is the last one the FSA published for it.