Boots The Chemist

St Stephens Lane

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Boots The Chemist scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

What does this rating mean?

Boots The Chemist in St Stephens Lane 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?

2nd Floor, Unit 5,
The Buttermarket Shopping Centre,
St Stephens Lane,
Ipswich,
IP1 1DT

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

Who inspects Boots The Chemist?

Food hygiene at Boots The Chemist is inspected by Ipswich, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.ipswich.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Boots The Chemist

What is Boots The Chemist’s food hygiene rating?

Boots The Chemist has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 February 2019.

When was Boots The Chemist last inspected?

Boots The Chemist was last inspected by Ipswich on 9 February 2019.

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.