The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Merthyr Tydfil
Wales · 580 registered food establishments · 58.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
11 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 9 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 32 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Merthyr Tydfil interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 70 improved 46 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
41 days median · 56 days average
across 161 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 32 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 Merthyr Tydfil
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Lord Raglan | → | CF48 2PN |
| 2026-10-06 | Crazy Joe’s Coffee Club | → | CF48 2SR |
| 2026-10-03 | Narrow Gauge | → | CF47 8AU |
| 2026-10-02 | Bear Pit Smokehouse | → | CF47 8BZ |
| 2026-09-30 | Cam’s Fish Bar | → | CF48 4DZ |
| 2026-09-30 | The Fitness Charter: Sports Massage Therapy | → | CF48 4JX |
Latest changes in Merthyr Tydfil
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Closed | Bee real honey original | |
| 2026-10-06 | Closed | Mogsy Belle Ice Cream | CF47 8BZ |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Merthyr Tydfil Premier Inn | CF48 4BB |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Clarke’s Cookies | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Martyrs Fish Bar | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Slimmingworld with Sara | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Coffee by Ella | CF48 2SR |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Madebyaysh |
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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