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Food hygiene ratings in Shetland Islands

Scotland · 277 registered food establishments · 83% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

16 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 4 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 361 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

20Opened (12m)
29Closed (12m)
0Relisted (12m)
4Takeover (12m)
67Rating changes (12m)
1Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 20 improved 16 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe 2
Awaiting inspection 20
Pass 149
Improvement Required 31
Exempt 75

Time to first published rating

301 days median · 304 days average
across 39 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 361 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 Shetland Islands

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
2026-10-23 Kung Fu Cuisine Improvement Required → PassZE1 0DL
2026-10-23 Scalloway Hotel Improvement Required → PassZE1 0TR
2026-10-23 Hughson Brothers Improvement Required → PassZE1 0PX
2026-10-15 Golden Wok Pass → Improvement RequiredZE1 0NT

Latest changes in Shetland Islands

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-09Closed Da Broch Bed and BreakfastZE1 0RF

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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