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Food hygiene ratings in Luton

East Counties · 1,738 registered food establishments · 66.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

45 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 58 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 248 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

271Opened (12m)
309Closed (12m)
41Relisted (12m)
58Takeover (12m)
411Rating changes (12m)
5Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 126 improved 140 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 869
4 209
3 160
2 19
1 40
0 5
Awaiting inspection 359
Exempt 77

Time to first published rating

92 days median · 142 days average
across 535 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 248 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 Luton

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
2026-10-10 The Oriental 4 → 3LU3 1AZ
2026-10-09 Sweet Delight by Irka T Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-09 St Hugh's Parish Church 4 → 5LU4 0ND
2026-10-09 Rathiga Restaurant 3 → 4LU4 8JL
2026-10-09 Milliner House Care Home - HC-One 5 → Awaiting inspectionLU3 2QF
2026-10-07 Marsh Farm Fish & Chips 5 → 1LU3 3FH

Latest changes in Luton

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-09Opened Bitesandcrave
2026-10-09Opened Harleigh’s tiney childminding
2026-10-09Opened ONE MORE CAFFEINATED CHEWING GUM LTD
2026-10-09Opened Choplab Catering
2026-10-09Opened B & B Coffee Bar / B & B Fork and FlameLU1 2SE
2026-10-09Opened LONDON ONLINE TRADING LIMITEDLU3 1RJ
2026-10-09Opened Pearl Cakes
2026-10-09Opened volcano food ltdLU1 2TA

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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