The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Falkirk
Scotland · 1,236 registered food establishments · 98.2% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
94 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 42 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 213 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Falkirk interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 149 improved 116 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
83 days median · 103 days average
across 339 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 213 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 Falkirk
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.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Sprinkle Tops | → | FK4 1BT |
| 2026-10-23 | Londis Bainsford | → | FK2 7PA |
| 2026-10-20 | Cupcakery | → | |
| 2026-10-20 | Shielknowes Farm Shop | → | |
| 2026-10-20 | Oak and Honey | → | FK1 1NU |
| 2026-10-20 | Airth Bakers | → | FK2 8JN |
Latest changes in Falkirk
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Opened | S Collins & Son | FK4 1BX |
| 2026-10-23 | Opened | Our Wildflower Baking | |
| 2026-10-23 | Opened | MGW Seafoods Ltd | FK2 0DT |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Tatties & Tipples | FK2 7ZS |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Falkirk Convenience Store | FK1 1PU |
| 2026-10-20 | Takeover | Love Spice | FK5 4AL |
| 2026-10-20 | Takeover | Fotheringhams Ice Cream CK75 XVD | FK2 7DB |
| 2026-10-20 | Takeover | Fotheringhams Ice Cream FJ26 RNV | FK2 7DB |
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.
Ask the data
How does Falkirk's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Falkirk? Which businesses lost their Pass rating in Falkirk this year?
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