Manufacturer & packer hygiene ratings
Food hygiene ratings for the manufacturers and packers behind the products on the shelf. The bit of the food chain you never see, rated by the same officers.
18,649
rated nationwide
9,697
rated a clean 5
4.8
average rating
120
rated 1 or below
Manufacturers & packers by area
The local authorities with the most manufacturers & packers we hold ratings for.
- Highland 443
- Aberdeenshire 351
- Wiltshire 348
- Ealing 346
- Mendip 337
- Shropshire 286
- Gwynedd 268
- Fife 265
- West Oxfordshire 225
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 208
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 203
- Edinburgh (City of) 200
- Northumberland 200
- Glasgow City 199
- Perth and Kinross 185
- Leeds 182
- Belfast City 181
- Pembrokeshire 157
- Winchester City 155
- Cotswold 155
- Dumfries and Galloway 152
- Dorset 146
- Carmarthenshire 142
- Ashford 136
- Buckinghamshire 132
- Hackney 123
- Ceredigion 123
- Scottish Borders 121
- Bristol 118
- Sheffield 117
- East Riding of Yorkshire 117
- Thurrock 114
- Cardiff 114
- South Hams 113
- Haringey 109
- Monmouthshire 109
- Wandsworth 108
- Allerdale 106
- Durham 105
- Manchester 104
- Powys 102
- Barrow-in-Furness 101
- East Suffolk 98
- Nottingham City 96
- Mid Devon 96
- Mid Ulster 94
- East Devon 93
- Tower Hamlets 92
Top-rated manufacturers & packers
G & P Snape & Sons
Woore
Manufacturers/packers
Decantae Mineral Water Ltd.
Llangernyw
Manufacturers/packers
Island Fish
Isles Of Scilly
Manufacturers/packers
Sandford Orchards
Lords Meadow Industrial Estate
Manufacturers/packers
Country Cakes
Newtownabbey
Manufacturers/packers
Ivy Cottage Baker
Manufacturers/packers
Armon Ltd
Wrexham
Manufacturers/packers
MACS QUALITY FOODS
Dunmurry
Manufacturers/packers
Food hygiene ratings for manufacturers & packers, explained
How are manufacturers & packers given a food hygiene rating?
A manufacturer or packer is inspected by a local authority food safety officer, who scores hygiene practices, the condition of the premises, and confidence in management. Those scores combine into a single 0 to 5 rating, published by the Food Standards Agency.
What is a good hygiene rating for a manufacturer or packer?
A 5 is the top rating and means hygiene standards are very good. A 4 is good and a 3 is generally satisfactory. Anything at 2 or below means improvement is needed, and is the sort of result worth a second thought before you order.
How often are manufacturers & packers inspected?
It depends on the risk. Higher-risk premises are visited more often, sometimes every six months, while lower-risk ones may go two years or more between inspections. The rating you see is from the most recent visit.
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