The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in West Dunbartonshire

Scotland · 722 registered food establishments · 95.4% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

47 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 17 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 257 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

65Opened (12m)
76Closed (12m)
5Relisted (12m)
17Takeover (12m)
181Rating changes (12m)
1Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 72 improved 60 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe 25
Awaiting inspection 68
Pass 595
Improvement Required 30
Exempt 4

Time to first published rating

95 days median · 176 days average
across 89 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 257 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 West Dunbartonshire

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
2026-10-24 The Sugar Hut Awaiting inspection → Pass
2026-10-24 Mrs B Bakes Awaiting inspection → Pass
2026-10-24 The Common Good Improvement Required → PassG82 2RD
2026-10-24 Clyde Cross Fish & Chip Shop Awaiting inspection → Improvement RequiredG81 1RT
2026-10-24 Tartan Tikka Pass → Improvement RequiredG81 3BD
2026-10-24 Chandlers Improvement Required → PassG81 1TH

Latest changes in West Dunbartonshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-24Closed Vera's Bakery
2026-10-24Takeover Central Storewas Lemon Tree Cafe
2026-10-24Closed Cakes by Vickie
2026-10-17Opened Mr BlueG81 1TH
2026-10-17Opened ALDIG82 1QS
2026-10-17Closed Lemon Tree CafeG82 1RQ
2026-10-17Closed SuperdrugG81 2RR
2026-10-13Opened I&A?s snack shackG83 8BZ

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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How does West Dunbartonshire's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in West Dunbartonshire? Which businesses lost their Pass rating in West Dunbartonshire this year?

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