Afro foods

East Street

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Afro foods scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 20 January 2025 by Southwark.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Afro foods, from October 2020 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 1 in 2020 to 2 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Afro foods.

Food hygiene rating history for Afro foods
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 October 2020	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary
20 January 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Afro foods in East Street has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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?

76,
East Street,
London,
SE17 2DQ

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

Who inspects Afro foods?

Food hygiene at Afro foods is inspected by Southwark, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Afro foods

What is Afro foods’s food hygiene rating?

Afro foods has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 January 2025.

When was Afro foods last inspected?

Afro foods was last inspected by Southwark on 20 January 2025.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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.