The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Harlow
East Counties · 696 registered food establishments · 83.1% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
32 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 14 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 157 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Harlow interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 28 improved 40 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
70 days median · 83 days average
across 263 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 157 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 changes in Harlow
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Food Bazaar Harlow | CM20 2DH |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | Boss Kebab | CM17 9AD |
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 Harlow's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Harlow? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Harlow this year?
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