Purba Newsagents

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Purba Newsagents scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 18 October 2022 by Sunderland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Purba Newsagents, from May 2018 to October 2022. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2018 to 5 in 2022.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Purba Newsagents.

Food hygiene rating history for Purba Newsagents
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
10 May 2018	4 / 5	Good
18 October 2022	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Purba Newsagents 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?

47 Fordfield Road,
Sunderland,
SR4 6UY

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

Who inspects Purba Newsagents?

Food hygiene at Purba Newsagents 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 Purba Newsagents

What is Purba Newsagents’s food hygiene rating?

Purba Newsagents has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 October 2022.

When was Purba Newsagents last inspected?

Purba Newsagents was last inspected by Sunderland on 18 October 2022.

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.