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ABI Foods

Essex

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 18 December 2023 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for ABI Foods, from December 2021 to December 2023. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2021 to 4 in 2023.

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

Food hygiene rating history for ABI Foods
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
31 December 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
18 December 2023	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

ABI Foods in Essex 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?

375 Southchurch Road,
Southend-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS1 2PQ

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

Who inspects ABI Foods?

Food hygiene at ABI Foods 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 ABI Foods

What is ABI Foods’s food hygiene rating?

ABI Foods has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 December 2023.

When was ABI Foods last inspected?

ABI Foods was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 18 December 2023.

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.