Cool Foods

Merthyr Tydfil

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Cool Foods scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 13 February 2025 by Merthyr Tydfil.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cool Foods, from September 2019 to February 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cool Foods.

Food hygiene rating history for Cool Foods
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 September 2019	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
13 February 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Cool Foods in Merthyr Tydfil has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

9 Chestnut Way,
Gurnos,
Merthyr Tydfil,
CF47 9SB

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

Who inspects Cool Foods?

Food hygiene at Cool Foods is inspected by Merthyr Tydfil, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.merthyr.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Cool Foods

What is Cool Foods’s food hygiene rating?

Cool Foods has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 February 2025.

When was Cool Foods last inspected?

Cool Foods was last inspected by Merthyr Tydfil on 13 February 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.