The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Epping Forest

East Counties · 1,077 registered food establishments · 84.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

17 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 38 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 21 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

285Opened (12m)
312Closed (12m)
57Relisted (12m)
38Takeover (12m)
236Rating changes (12m)
31Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 59 improved 35 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 776
4 93
3 31
2 5
1 14
Awaiting inspection 104
Exempt 54

Time to first published rating

29 days median · 59 days average
across 244 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 21 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in Epping Forest

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-21 Limes kitchen Awaiting inspection → 5IG7 5NT
2026-10-21 Yaad Shack Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-20 A S Stores 4 → 1EN9 1UU
2026-10-20 Ozdil Food 5 → 4EN9 1NE
2026-10-20 The Garnon Bushes 3 → 1CM16 7QS
2026-10-16 Symi's Smoked Meat Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Epping Forest

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-21Opened Duo coffee co
2026-10-21Opened AmiroEN9 1EJ
2026-10-21Opened Pure Fuel Stop
2026-10-21Opened Wild & Worthy
2026-10-21Opened BellevueIG10 4LF
2026-10-21Opened Furthoes Kitchen
2026-10-21Opened C & J Wild
2026-10-21Opened Temple Street FoodRM4 1UX

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

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