Food Hygiene Ratings

Food Standards Agency — Hygiene Ratings

Official FSA data for food hygiene ratings across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Scotland uses a separate scheme (Food Hygiene Information Scheme).

Data Model

• Establishment — A food business (restaurant, takeaway, manufacturer, etc.) with an FHRSID, hygiene rating, address, and inspection scores.
• Rating — 0 to 5 for FHRS (England, Wales, NI): 5 = Very Good, 4 = Good, 3 = Generally Satisfactory, 2 = Improvement Necessary, 1 = Major Improvement Necessary, 0 = Urgent Improvement Necessary. Scotland uses Pass/Improvement Required.
• Scores — Three sub-scores: Hygiene (0-25), Structural (0-25), ConfidenceInManagement (0-30). Lower is better.
• Authority — Local council responsible for inspections.

Key Fields

• FHRSID — Unique establishment identifier
• RatingValue — Overall rating (string: "5", "4", ..., "0", "Pass", "Exempt", "AwaitingInspection")
• BusinessType — e.g. "Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen", "Takeaway/Sandwich shop"
• SchemeType — "FHRS" (England/Wales/NI) or "FHIS" (Scotland)
• RatingDate — Date of last inspection

Gotchas

• Pagination: Search returns paginated results. Use pageNumber and pageSize (max 5000).
• Rating values are strings: "5" not 5. Also includes non-numeric values like "Pass", "Exempt".
• Scotland: Uses FHIS scheme with Pass/Improvement Required (not 0-5 scale).