UK Food Hygiene Failures Monitor — FSA Ratings Trigger

Catch UK food hygiene rating failures the moment they're published, straight from the official Food Standards Agency (FHRS) database. This is not a lookup tool — it's a trigger monitor: run it weekly and get only what's genuinely new.

Why this matters

A 0, 1, or 2-star hygiene rating is one of the strongest B2B trigger events in local commerce. The business needs to act now — before their next inspection, before the bad review cycle starts, before a regular customer sees the sticker in the window.

• Pest control companies — a hygiene failure often means a pest problem the business hasn't found yet
• Deep cleaning companies — the fastest-converting cold outreach angle in the industry: "we saw your rating, here's how we fix it before the re-inspection"
• Food safety consultants — pre-qualified leads who are legally required to act
• Hospitality insurance & compliance suppliers — early signal of operational risk

What you get

Each record includes:

Sub-scores (hygieneScore, structuralScore, managementScore) are included too — a low structural score points at a different sales angle (equipment/fit-out) than a low hygiene score (cleaning/pest).

A note on data freshness

FSA's published ratings typically lag 2-4 weeks behind the actual inspection date — this is a delay in the FSA's own data, not this actor. Running with daysBack: 7 will often return very few results. 30 days is the recommended default for reliable volume; run monthly rather than weekly if you want consistent batches.

Typical usage

• Monthly national failure feed: default settings (ratings 0-2, last 30 days) and schedule monthly
• Territory monitor: set localAuthorities to your operating area — e.g. ["Croydon", "Bromley", "Lewisham"]
• Segment by premises type: set businessTypes to ["Restaurant", "Takeaway"] or ["Caring Premises", "Hospital"] for care-sector deep cleaning leads

No API key, no login — the FSA's data service is free and official, covering England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Export & integrations

Results land in an Apify dataset — export CSV, Excel, JSON, or connect Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, Slack, and webhooks via Apify integrations.

Data source & licence

Data comes from the Food Standards Agency FHRS open data API. Ratings are public record. This actor is not affiliated with the FSA.

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