The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Orkney Islands
Scotland · 464 registered food establishments · 95.3% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
7 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 4 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 355 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Orkney Islands interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 4 improved 11 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
248 days median · 318 days average
across 64 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 355 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.
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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How does Orkney Islands's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Orkney Islands? Which businesses lost their Pass rating in Orkney Islands this year?
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