Dack's Newsagents

Isle Of Wight

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Dack's Newsagents scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 9 October 2025 by Isle of Wight.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Dack's Newsagents, from November 2016 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2016 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Dack's Newsagents.

Food hygiene rating history for Dack's Newsagents
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 November 2016	5 / 5	Very good
9 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Dack's Newsagents in Isle Of Wight 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?

4 The Arcade,
Cowes,
Isle Of Wight,
PO31 7AR

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Dack's Newsagents. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Dack's Newsagents?

Food hygiene at Dack's Newsagents is inspected by Isle of Wight, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.iow.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/community-protection-services/ or [email protected].

Questions about Dack's Newsagents

What is Dack's Newsagents’s food hygiene rating?

Dack's Newsagents has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 October 2025.

When was Dack's Newsagents last inspected?

Dack's Newsagents was last inspected by Isle of Wight on 9 October 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.