The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in West Lothian
Scotland · 1,155 registered food establishments · 97% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
30 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 41 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 362 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore West Lothian interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 40 improved 35 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
344 days median · 337 days average
across 142 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 362 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 West Lothian
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Biryani & Beyond | → | EH54 5BF |
| 2026-09-30 | The Flagstick | → | EH53 0LH |
| 2026-09-30 | Spice Supermarket Ltd | → | EH27 8DF |
| 2026-09-30 | McDonalds | → | EH54 8FL |
| 2026-09-30 | Starbucks | → | EH54 8FL |
| 2026-09-30 | Double Up Chinese Takeaway | → | EH54 8HF |
Latest changes in West Lothian
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Takeover | Bite & Bliss | EH48 3JA |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Kitchen Table | EH54 6GU |
| 2026-09-30 | Takeover | Cookies & Creams | EH54 6BF |
| 2026-09-30 | Takeover | Clowdz | EH54 6FF |
| 2026-09-30 | Takeover | BUDGENS BROXBURN - FIRST WHISK | EH52 5EQ |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | La Buena Tapa | EH48 4PB |
| 2026-09-30 | Takeover | Zagros Shawarma | EH47 0QB |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Soulful Kitchen | EH54 6BA |
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.
Ask the data
How does West Lothian's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in West Lothian? Which businesses lost their Pass rating in West Lothian this year?
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