Food hygiene inspections

Right to reply

When we issue your food hygiene rating, you have a ‘right to reply’.

You can explain:

• what actions you have taken to improve your food hygiene
• any circumstances that contributed to your rating

Your reply will appear next to your hygiene rating on the Food Standards Agency website.

We will edit your reply before it is published if it is offensive or inaccurate.

To reply to your rating, you need to complete the food hygiene rating scheme right to reply form and return it to us.