W H Smiths

Southend-on-Sea

Heads up: W H Smiths 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

W H Smiths in Southend-on-Sea is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

What does this rating mean?

W H Smiths in Southend-on-Sea 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?

WH Smiths,
207 High Street,
Southend-on-Sea,
Essex,
SS1 1LN

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

Who inspects W H Smiths?

Food hygiene at W H Smiths 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 W H Smiths

What is W H Smiths’s food hygiene rating?

W H Smiths in Southend-on-Sea is exempt from needing to be hygiene rated.

When was W H Smiths last inspected?

W H Smiths was last inspected by Southend-On-Sea on 22 February 2020.

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 W H Smiths closed down?

W H Smiths 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.