Spice Merchants

St Neots

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

Last inspected on 18 June 2025 by Huntingdonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Spice Merchants, from March 2021 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 1 in 2021 to 3 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Spice Merchants.

Food hygiene rating history for Spice Merchants
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 March 2021	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary
18 June 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Spice Merchants in St Neots 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?

North View 86 Cambridge Street,
St Neots,
Cambridgeshire,
PE19 1PJ

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 Huntingdonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.huntingdonshire.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 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 June 2025.

When was Spice Merchants last inspected?

Spice Merchants was last inspected by Huntingdonshire on 18 June 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.