A Helping Hand

Heads up: A Helping Hand no longer shows up in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Southend-On-Sea. It may have closed, changed its name or moved. The rating below is the last one the FSA published for it.

Food hygiene rating Exempt

Exempt from rating

A Helping Hand is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

What does this rating mean?

A Helping Hand 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?

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

Who inspects A Helping Hand?

Food hygiene at A Helping Hand is inspected by Southend-On-Sea, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.southend.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about A Helping Hand

What is A Helping Hand’s food hygiene rating?

A Helping Hand is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

When was A Helping Hand last inspected?

A Helping Hand was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 16 February 2022.

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.

Has A Helping Hand closed down?

A Helping Hand no longer appears in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Southend-On-Sea, which usually means it has closed, changed name or moved. The rating shown here is the last one the FSA published for it.