WH Smith

Bootle

Food hygiene rating Exempt

Exempt from rating

WH Smith in Bootle is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

What does this rating mean?

WH Smith in Bootle is exempt from needing a hygiene rating. This happens when a business has been checked by a food safety officer and met the pass criteria, but does not fit the rating scheme itself.

Usually these businesses are low risk, and often they are not really a “food business” at all — think newsagents, chemists or visitor centres that happen to sell the odd biscuit.

Where is it?

39-40 New Strand The Esplanade,
Bootle,
L20 4SP

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

Who inspects WH Smith?

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

Questions about WH Smith

What is WH Smith’s food hygiene rating?

WH Smith in Bootle is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

When was WH Smith last inspected?

WH Smith was last inspected by Sefton on 25 June 2018.

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.