Thornes Family Butchers

Lincoln

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Thornes Family Butchers 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 21 August 2024 by Lincoln City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Thornes Family Butchers, from October 2019 to August 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2024.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Thornes Family Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 October 2019	5 / 5	Very good
21 August 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Thornes Family Butchers in Lincoln 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?

Unit 25 Birchwood Shopping Centre,
Jasmin Road,
Lincoln,
Lincolnshire,
LN6 0QB

Thornes Family Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Thornes Family Butchers?

Food hygiene at Thornes Family Butchers is inspected by Lincoln City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.lincoln.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Thornes Family Butchers

What is Thornes Family Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Thornes Family Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 21 August 2024.

When was Thornes Family Butchers last inspected?

Thornes Family Butchers was last inspected by Lincoln City on 21 August 2024.

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.