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Food hygiene ratings in Shetland Islands

Scotland · 277 registered food establishments · 81.9% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

15 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 4 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 360 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

20Opened (12m)
29Closed (12m)
0Relisted (12m)
4Takeover (12m)
63Rating changes (12m)
1Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 17 improved 15 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe 2
Awaiting inspection 20
Pass 147
Improvement Required 33
Exempt 75

Time to first published rating

301 days median · 304 days average
across 39 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 360 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 Shetland Islands

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 Tasty Hong Kong Takeaway Pass → Improvement RequiredZE1 0NJ
2026-10-09 Hillswick Shop Limited Improvement Required → PassZE2 9RW
2026-10-08 Magno Express Ltd Awaiting inspection → Improvement RequiredZE2 9JU
2026-10-03 The Westings Awaiting inspection → PassZE2 9LJ
2026-10-03 Dragon House Improvement Required → PassZE1 0RJ
2026-09-30 Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust Awaiting inspection → PassZE2 9JU

Latest changes in Shetland Islands

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-09Closed Da Broch Bed and BreakfastZE1 0RF
2026-09-30Opened Magno Express LtdZE2 9JU
2026-09-30Closed Sunshine Shetland Oo croftZE2 9EX
2026-09-30Closed Fair Isle Primary SchoolZE2 9JU
2026-09-30Closed Fair Isle South Light HouseZE2 9JY

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 Shetland Islands's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Shetland Islands? Which businesses lost their Pass rating in Shetland Islands this year?

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