Farmfoods

Lancashire

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Farmfoods scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 10 August 2026 by Pendle.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Farmfoods, from January 2016 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2016 to 2 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Farmfoods
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 January 2016	5 / 5	Very good
27 August 2023	5 / 5	Very good
10 August 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Farmfoods in Lancashire has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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?

63 Market Street,
Colne,
Lancashire,
BB8 0LL

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

Who inspects Farmfoods?

Food hygiene at Farmfoods is inspected by Pendle, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.pendle.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Farmfoods

What is Farmfoods’s food hygiene rating?

Farmfoods has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 August 2026.

When was Farmfoods last inspected?

Farmfoods was last inspected by Pendle on 10 August 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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.