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.
11,242
rated nationwide
5,732
rated a clean 5
4.7
average rating
67
rated 1 or below
Manufacturers & packers by area
The local authorities with the most manufacturers & packers we hold ratings for.
- Highland 272
- Ealing 269
- Aberdeenshire 243
- West Oxfordshire 185
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 171
- Fife 158
- Gwynedd 138
- Leeds 134
- Edinburgh (City of) 133
- Thurrock 132
- Belfast City 131
- Cotswold 129
- Glasgow City 126
- Ceredigion 119
- Pembrokeshire 111
- Northumberland 110
- Scottish Borders 108
- Dorset 102
- Newry, Mourne and Down 99
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 95
- Carmarthenshire 93
- Dumfries and Galloway 93
- Mendip 86
- Shropshire 84
- Mid Ulster 81
- Mid Suffolk 78
- Sheffield 77
- Powys 76
- Hackney 76
- Lisburn and Castlereagh City 75
- Eden 75
- Southend-On-Sea 74
- Buckinghamshire 74
- Antrim and Newtownabbey 72
- Cardiff 68
- Bristol 67
- Haringey 66
- East Riding of Yorkshire 66
- Durham 66
- Birmingham 65
- Teignbridge 65
- Monmouthshire 63
- Anglesey 60
- Rhondda Cynon Taf 60
- East Devon 59
- Colchester 58
- Mid Devon 58
- Braintree 57
Top-rated manufacturers & packers
Island Fish
Isles Of Scilly
Manufacturers/packers
McGrath Meats /Ashvale Meat Co.
Lisburn
Manufacturers/packers
Meridian Foods
Wrexham
Manufacturers/packers
The Daily Apron bakery
Lisburn
Manufacturers/packers
The Cowlick Creamery Ltd
Manufacturers/packers
Community Crafe Cafe - Sue Mellerick
Manufacturers/packers
Inferno Brewery Ltd
Gloucestershire
Manufacturers/packers
Dee-Licious Cakes
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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