The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in East Lothian
Scotland · 883 registered food establishments · 96.2% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
6 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 9 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 12 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore East Lothian interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 17 improved 11 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
25 days median · 62 days average
across 53 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 12 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 East Lothian
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Preston Bay Takeaway | → | EH32 9AD |
| 2026-09-30 | Shapla Tandoori | → | EH42 1JJ |
Latest changes in East Lothian
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Bloomin' Good Coffee | |
| 2026-10-08 | Takeover | Bonnie Italia | EH42 1ES |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Tesco Express | EH21 8XX |
| 2026-10-08 | Takeover | Premier | was The Village Shop |
| 2026-10-03 | Opened | U Save Musselburgh | EH21 6AN |
| 2026-09-30 | Closed | Craig House | EH21 8PT |
| 2026-09-30 | Closed | Puffin Playgroup And Prestonpans After School Club | EH32 9BN |
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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