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Food Hygiene Ratings MCP Server

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UK Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) API for searching food establishment hygiene ratings, local authorities, and inspection scores across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Food Hygiene Ratings

UK Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) API. Search food establishments, hygiene ratings, local authorities, and inspection scores.

Data Model

  • Establishments — food businesses with hygiene ratings (0-5), inspection scores, addresses, and geocoded locations.
  • Authorities — local councils responsible for food hygiene inspections.
  • Ratings — the 0-5 rating scale plus Pass/Improvement Required for Scotland.
  • Business Types — categories like Restaurant/Cafe, Takeaway, Retailer, etc.
  • Regions — geographic regions of the UK.
  • Score Descriptors — what Hygiene, Structural, and Confidence scores mean.

Gotchas

  • No auth required: Public API. Must send x-api-version: 2 header on all requests.
  • Pagination: Establishments search uses pageNumber and pageSize (max 5000).
  • Geo search: Use longitude, latitude, and maxDistanceLimit (in miles) together.
  • Rating values: England/Wales/NI use 0-5 numeric scale. Scotland uses Pass/Improvement Required.

Tools in this Server (8)

Fhrs Get Authority

Get detailed information about a specific UK local authority responsible for food hygiene inspections. Returns authority name, region, contact details...

Fhrs Get Establishment

Get detailed information about a specific UK food establishment by its FHRS ID. Returns business name, address, hygiene rating, inspection scores (Hyg...

Fhrs List Authorities

List all UK local authorities responsible for food hygiene inspections. Returns authority names, regions, contact details, establishment counts, and s...

Fhrs List Business Types

List all food business type categories used in the FHRS. Returns business type IDs and names such as Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen, Takeaway/Sandwich shop, ...

Fhrs List Ratings

List all food hygiene rating values. England, Wales, and Northern Ireland use a 0-5 numeric scale (5 = Very Good, 0 = Urgent Improvement Necessary). S...

Fhrs List Regions

List all UK regions used in the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. Returns region IDs, names, and codes for areas like London, Scotland, Wales, Northern Irel...

Fhrs List Score Descriptors

List score descriptors that explain what inspection scores mean. Scores cover three categories: Hygiene (food handling), Structural (building cleanlin...

Fhrs Search Establishments

Search UK food establishments for hygiene ratings. Filter by business name, address/postcode, geographic coordinates, business type, local authority, ...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Food Hygiene Ratings MCP server?

UK Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) API for searching food establishment hygiene ratings, local authorities, and inspection scores across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It provides 8 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect Food Hygiene Ratings to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/food-hygiene-ratings. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does Food Hygiene Ratings provide?

Food Hygiene Ratings provides 8 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does Food Hygiene Ratings require?

Food Hygiene Ratings uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

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