Fine Foods

Essex

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 27 March 2024 by Southend-On-Sea.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Fine Foods, from December 2021 to March 2024. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 2 in 2021 to 4 in 2024.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Fine Foods
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
21 December 2021	2 / 5	Improvement necessary
27 March 2024	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Fine 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?

488 Sutton Road,
Southend-On-Sea,
Essex,
SS2 5PN

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

Who inspects Fine Foods?

Food hygiene at Fine 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 Fine Foods

What is Fine Foods’s food hygiene rating?

Fine Foods has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 March 2024.

When was Fine Foods last inspected?

Fine Foods was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 27 March 2024.

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.