Penshaw Farm Butchers

Houghton-Le-Spring

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Penshaw Farm Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 26 February 2024 by Sunderland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Penshaw Farm Butchers, from May 2017 to February 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2017 to 5 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Penshaw Farm Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Penshaw Farm Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 May 2017	5 / 5	Very good
26 February 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Penshaw Farm Butchers in Houghton-Le-Spring has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

East Barnwell Farm,
Chester Road,
Houghton-Le-Spring,
DH4 7NJ

Penshaw Farm Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Penshaw Farm Butchers?

Food hygiene at Penshaw Farm Butchers is inspected by Sunderland, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sunderland.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Penshaw Farm Butchers

What is Penshaw Farm Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Penshaw Farm Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 February 2024.

When was Penshaw Farm Butchers last inspected?

Penshaw Farm Butchers was last inspected by Sunderland on 26 February 2024.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.