The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Midlothian
Scotland · 678 registered food establishments · 90.5% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
18 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 11 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 273 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Midlothian interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 31 improved 24 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
103 days median · 147 days average
across 100 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 273 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 Midlothian
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 | The Sun Inn | → | EH22 4TR |
| 2026-10-03 | Kebab Mahal | → | EH22 1AY |
| 2026-10-01 | A Wahlberg & Sons | → | EH37 5PZ |
Latest changes in Midlothian
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Opened | Sweet and Mate | EH25 9RE |
| 2026-10-01 | Opened | Al-Wahhab Food Store | EH19 3HB |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Golden Bell Chinese Takeaway | EH26 8DS |
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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