Country Cheeses

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Country Cheeses scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 7 February 2025 by South Hams.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Country Cheeses, from December 2019 to February 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Country Cheeses
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 December 2019	5 / 5	Very good
7 February 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Country Cheeses 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?

1 Ticklemore Street,
Totnes,
TQ9 5EJ

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

Who inspects Country Cheeses?

Food hygiene at Country Cheeses is inspected by South Hams, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.southhams.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Country Cheeses

What is Country Cheeses’s food hygiene rating?

Country Cheeses has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 February 2025.

When was Country Cheeses last inspected?

Country Cheeses was last inspected by South Hams on 7 February 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.