Food hygiene ratings in Epping Forest
East Counties · 1,061 registered food establishments · 84.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
16 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 38 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 20 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Epping Forest interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 62 improved 36 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
29 days median · 59 days average
across 241 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 20 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 Epping Forest
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Brunch cafe and bakery Ltd | → | IG7 6EW |
| 2026-10-07 | Chef Alex's Cauldron | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | Petite crumb | → | |
| 2026-10-03 | Amourcoco | → | |
| 2026-10-03 | Safe Healing Centre | → | IG7 6PE |
| 2026-10-03 | M.R.F.A. | → | CM16 5JB |
Latest changes in Epping Forest
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | Opened | Grey Ghost Venison | EN9 2SF |
| 2026-10-03 | Closed | OOH HOO | |
| 2026-10-03 | Closed | Bada Bing Pizza | IG10 3BX |
| 2026-10-03 | Closed | Fat Fish | CM16 4AQ |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Travelodge London Loughton | IG10 3SD |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Amourcoco | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Yaad Shack | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Pane Vero |
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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