How the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works

• Search for local Food Hygiene Ratings
• How the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works
• How we rate a food business' hygiene
• Last month's businesses with a Food Hygiene Rating of 5
• Food Hygiene Rating Scheme stickers

Search for local Food Hygiene Ratings

Use the link below to search for local Food Hygiene Ratings:

Note: the search works best if you input a street name and town name (eg Chapel Road, Worthing) rather than a postcode.

Search UK Food Hygiene Ratings on the Food Standards Agency website (includes interactive map)

Ratings are uploaded regularly, so keep checking the site before you go out.

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How the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works

Developed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities, the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) makes information on food hygiene standards publicly available. The scheme is designed to help you choose where to eat or shop for food by telling you how seriously a food business takes their food hygiene standards.

Food businesses are inspected by our food hygiene inspectors to check that their hygiene levels meet legal requirements. Hygiene standards are rated on a scale from 0 (urgent improvement is required) to 5 (very good).

This information is then published on the Food Standards Agency website and on ratings stickers which food businesses can choose to display at their premises.

Video: About the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme by the Food Standards Agency

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How we rate a food business' hygiene

The rating we give a business reflects the standards of food hygiene found at the time of inspection. This includes:

• Food hygiene and safety: how food is stored, handled and prepared to avoid cross-contamination and control temperatures etc.
• Physical condition of the business: considering cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and pest control etc.
• Confidence in management: the management's attitude towards hygiene and safety (procedures, training, demonstration of hygiene and food safety technical knowledge) as well as the business's track record

The rating scheme does not reflect the quality of the food being prepared or the dining experience.

For more information please see:

• How we rate a food business' hygiene - in our businesses section
• Food Hygiene Rating Scheme on Food Standards Agency website

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Last month's businesses with a Food Hygiene Rating of 5

Last month the food safety team were able to award more businesses with a Food Hygiene Rating of 5. A full alphabetical list of these premises is available below:

May 2026:

• Angel K Bakes, 52 Haynes Road, Worthing, BN14 7JY
• Best of Buddies (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Blundens, 1 John Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5DL
• Chartwells at Shoreham Beach School, Shoreham Beach Primary School, Shingle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RH
• Cocoa Loco, 38 Chartwell Road, Lancing, BN15 8TU
• Dandy's Raw Choc (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Fuzzy Bears Jody (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Fuzzy Bears Nicola (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Heartbreaker, 3 The Broadway, Brighton Road, Worthing, BN11 3EG
• Kayleigh McGregor (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Kelly's Kids (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• KFC-Broadwater, 3-5 Cricketers Parade, Worthing, BN14 9DB
• Love's Pizza Co. (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Maria Conte (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Mnesic Coffee, 17-19 South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AB
• Oz's Charcoal Grill, 77 Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
• Pausa Cafe, Dunelm, Eastern Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PW
• Pizza Night Plus, 14 Queens Parade, North Road, Lancing, BN15 9BA
• Rose Petal Cake Company Caterpod (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Salsa Viva Cantina, 28 High Street, Worthing, BN11 1AQ
• Shoreham-by-Sea Bowling Club, Buckingham Park, Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6BA
• Southwick Fish Bar, 6 The Broadway, Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4ND
• TeamSport Indoor Karting, 30 Chartwell Road, Lancing, BN15 8TU
• The Caterers, Oaklands Business Centre, 64-68 Elm Grove, Worthing, BN11 5LH
• The Crabtree, 140 Crabtree Lane, Lancing, BN15 9NQ
• The Fizzy Rascal, 48 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5DA
• The jacket & mash Cafe, 26 High Street, Worthing, BN11 1NU
• The Pantry Catering at Glebe Primary School, Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GB
• Tito's Egy Traditional Desserts (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Uncle Sams, 276 Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6BF

See also:

• Search for a Food Hygiene Rating for a premises (above)

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Food Hygiene Rating Scheme stickers

Businesses are not legally required to display their Food Hygiene Rating Scheme sticker as there are no local byelaws in Adur or Worthing requiring businesses to display their rating sticker.

However, if a business is displaying a sticker with an incorrect rating score, then please be advised that this will be referred to Trading Standards as they are the enforcing authority for this issue (as it relates to the provision of information for the customer).

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