🔎 UK Food Hygiene Compliance Roster

One registry_record per UK food-hygiene establishment — the COMPLIANCE-REFRESH roster for underwriting/ops: normalized rating band, rating staleness (days), pending-rating and component-risk flags, all-UK INCLUDING Scotland's FHIS vocabulary reconciled against FHRS. vs uk-food-hygiene-prospect-finder: compliance refresh + risk flags for underwriting, NOT prospecting lists. vs the store comparators: all-UK bulk + Scotland (FHIS) where they cap exports and skip Scotland.

Public, robots-honoured.

Output is one uk_food_hygiene_compliance row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one registry record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.02 per registry record). Source: api.ratings.food.gov.uk.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out with an identified contact User-Agent.

Who buys this

Buyers usually search for food hygiene ratings or FSA ratings.

• Sales and lead-generation teams building lists from food hygiene ratings.
• KYB, onboarding and compliance teams checking FSA ratings.
• Market researchers and data teams that need the official record as rows.

📊 Sample Output

Real rows from run 1ke7ZwdwTxEMmLSrf on build 0.1.6 (2026-09-18), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

la_business_id	business_name	business_type	rating_value_raw	rating_band	rating_key
EHDC15239	(CURATED) MOROCCAN MARKET	Retailers - other	Improvement Required	improvement_needed	fhis_improvement_required_en-GB
EHDC12463	1 & 30 DONALD DEWAR COURT	Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises	Pass	compliant	fhis_pass_en-GB
EHDC13206	1DS	Pub/bar/nightclub	Awaiting Inspection	awaiting	fhis_awaiting_inspection_en-GB
EHDC9793	210 BISTRO	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	Pass	compliant	fhis_pass_en-GB
EHDC4774	22 CLUB	Pub/bar/nightclub	Pass	compliant	fhis_pass_en-GB
EHDC15957	2BP PIZZA	Takeaway/sandwich shop	Improvement Required	improvement_needed	fhis_improvement_required_en-GB
EHDC16147	33 STREET FOOD	Other catering premises	Awaiting Inspection	awaiting	fhis_awaiting_inspection_en-GB
EHDC8497	3rd HOUSE GUESTHOUSE	Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house	Pass	compliant	fhis_pass_en-GB

The run finished with the status message: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50

✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is null):

• record_type (string) — e.g. uk_food_hygiene_compliance
• fhrsid (string/null) — e.g. 1608170
• la_business_id (string/null) — e.g. EHDC15239
• business_name (string/null) — e.g. (CURATED) MOROCCAN MARKET
• business_type (string/null) — e.g. Retailers - other
• business_type_id (string/null) — e.g. 4613
• scheme_type (string/null) — e.g. FHIS
• rating_value_raw (string/null) — e.g. Improvement Required
• rating_band (string/null) — e.g. improvement_needed
• rating_key (string/null) — e.g. fhis_improvement_required_en-GB
• rating_date (string/null) — e.g. 2023-07-28
• rating_staleness_days (integer/null) — e.g. 1148
• new_rating_pending (boolean/null) — e.g. False
• hygiene_score (string/null) — null in every sample row
• structural_score (string/null) — null in every sample row
• management_score (string/null) — null in every sample row
• component_risk_flag (boolean/null) — null in every sample row
• local_authority_code (string/null) — e.g. 760
• local_authority_name (string/null) — e.g. Aberdeen City
• region (string/null) — e.g. Scotland
• post_code (string/null) — e.g. AB25 1HZ
• address (string/null) — e.g. George Street, Aberdeen
• longitude (string/null) — e.g. -2.10076438
• latitude (string/null) — e.g. 57.14955652
• source (string/null) — e.g. uk-food-hygiene-compliance-roster
• release_date (string/null) — null in every sample row
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://api.ratings.food.gov.uk/Authorities
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T20:10:42Z
• terminal (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• scope (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• note (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• license (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• attribution (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

✅ What you get

• record_type (string) — e.g. uk_food_hygiene_compliance
• fhrsid (string/null) — e.g. 1608170
• la_business_id (string/null) — e.g. EHDC15239
• business_name (string/null) — e.g. (CURATED) MOROCCAN MARKET
• business_type (string/null) — e.g. Retailers - other
• business_type_id (string/null) — e.g. 4613
• scheme_type (string/null) — e.g. FHIS
• rating_value_raw (string/null) — e.g. Improvement Required
• rating_band (string/null) — e.g. improvement_needed
• rating_key (string/null) — e.g. fhis_improvement_required_en-GB
• rating_date (string/null) — e.g. 2023-07-28
• rating_staleness_days (integer/null) — e.g. 1148
• new_rating_pending (boolean/null) — e.g. False
• hygiene_score (string/null) — null in every sample row
• structural_score (string/null) — null in every sample row
• management_score (string/null) — null in every sample row
• component_risk_flag (boolean/null) — null in every sample row
• local_authority_code (string/null) — e.g. 760
• local_authority_name (string/null) — e.g. Aberdeen City
• region (string/null) — e.g. Scotland
• post_code (string/null) — e.g. AB25 1HZ
• address (string/null) — e.g. George Street, Aberdeen
• longitude (string/null) — e.g. -2.10076438
• latitude (string/null) — e.g. 57.14955652
• source (string/null) — e.g. uk-food-hygiene-compliance-roster
• release_date (string/null) — null in every sample row
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://api.ratings.food.gov.uk/Authorities
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T19:46:54Z
• terminal (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• scope (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• note (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• license (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• attribution (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

What you get

One registry_record per record, deduplicated on the source-native id. Fields the source does not publish are honest null. A run_receipt row carries the source URL, scope, reconciliation counts, and delivered/duplicate totals.

⚙️ Sample inputs

1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)

{
  "maxRecords": 10
}

The sample run charged exactly: 4 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 50 × $0.02 registry_record = $1.08 on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

2. A smaller, narrowed run

{
  "maxRecords": 5
}

Caps the run at 5 rows — about $0.12 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5 × $0.02).

3. A full-size run

{
  "maxRecords": 5000
}

Up to 5000 rows (the schema default for maxRecords) — about $100.02 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02) if the source has that many.

4. A filtered run

{
  "maxRecords": 10,
  "fieldMatch": {
    "la_business_id": "EHDC15239"
  }
}

Keeps only rows whose la_business_id contains EHDC15239 (a value from the sample run above), matched case-insensitively after the source is read and before the maxRecords cap, so the cap counts matches and only delivered matches are billed. searchText does the same across every column. Zero matches end the run as EMPTY_SELECTION with no row charged — if the source has moved on since that sample run, pick a value you see in your own first run. The source is still read in full — this narrows what you receive and pay for, not what the source serves.

🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run 1ke7ZwdwTxEMmLSrf, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

{
  "record_type": "uk_food_hygiene_compliance",
  "fhrsid": "1608170",
  "la_business_id": "EHDC15239",
  "business_name": "(CURATED) MOROCCAN MARKET",
  "business_type": "Retailers - other",
  "business_type_id": "4613",
  "scheme_type": "FHIS",
  "rating_value_raw": "Improvement Required",
  "rating_band": "improvement_needed",
  "rating_key": "fhis_improvement_required_en-GB",
  "rating_date": "2023-07-28",
  "rating_staleness_days": 1148,
  "new_rating_pending": false,
  "hygiene_score": null,
  "structural_score": null,
  "management_score": null,
  "component_risk_flag": null,
  "local_authority_code": "760",
  "local_authority_name": "Aberdeen City",
  "region": "Scotland",
  "post_code": "AB25 1HZ",
  "address": "George Street, Aberdeen",
  "longitude": "-2.10076438",
  "latitude": "57.14955652",
  "source": "uk-food-hygiene-compliance-roster",
  "release_date": null,
  "source_url": "https://api.ratings.food.gov.uk/Authorities",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-18T20:10:42Z"
}

🔧 How it works

Source. The actor reads api.ratings.food.gov.uk — endpoints: https://api.ratings.food.gov.uk/Authorities. Public pages and feeds only; nothing behind a login.

Transport. Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. robots.txt is read first and a disallowed path is never fetched. Every request carries an identified contact User-Agent. Pacing: CRAWL_DELAY=0.0.

Charging. Each registry record is charged at the moment it is pushed (registry_record); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

🔧 How it works

How it behaves

The 363 local-authority bulk XML files are discovered from the keyless FSA /Authorities API and streamed; each establishment becomes one record with FHRS (0-5) and FHIS (Scotland) ratings reconciled to a comparable band, staleness computed from the rating date, and component scores flagged for risk. Deduped on FHRSID. Bulk-proof: streamed per-authority, memory bounded.

Source

https://api.ratings.food.gov.uk/Authorities

What is not done. No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

💰 Pricing example

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Registry Record (registry_record)	$0.02	$0.018	$0.016	$0.0134

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

• 8 registry records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.02 = $0.18
• 25 registry records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.02 = $0.52
• 5000 registry records: $0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02 = $100.02

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 4096 MB.

Yield on the sample run: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50. maxRecords is a hard ceiling on what is delivered and billed, never a target.

⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by api.ratings.food.gov.uk. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, keeps to the source's robots rules (checked on every run), identifies itself with a contact User-Agent, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need an API key or a login?
A: No. The source (api.ratings.food.gov.uk) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

Q: How many rows can one run return?
A: Up to maxRecords (default 5000). Raise the cap for a bigger run; you pay per delivered row.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

Q: What formats can I export?
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

Q: How is this different from the other company registry checks actors?
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers api.ratings.food.gov.uk. The siblings under Related Actors cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

Q: Are there rate limits?
A: The actor paces itself against the source (CRAWL_DELAY=0.0) and honours its robots rules; there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

🆘 Troubleshooting

• Run FAILED with BLOCKED → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
• Status says CAPPED → your cap (maxRecords) was reached → raise it for a bigger run.
• Input validation error on start → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
• Run TIMED-OUT → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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