Navigating Greenwich EHO inspections with confidence
Independent food safety and HACCP support for Greenwich food businesses — built around the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) and how Greenwich Council Environmental Health actually inspects.
How food hygiene inspections work in London
London boroughs run some of the busiest Environmental Health teams in the country, and inspections are unannounced. High customer turnover, dense kitchens and heavy reliance on delivery platforms mean a single slipped control can show up quickly on your public FHRS score.
We build your HACCP, allergen controls and inspection readiness around how your specific borough team actually works — so the rating on your door reflects the kitchen you run on a normal Tuesday, not just on inspection day.
Greenwich Council Environmental Health oversees a borough where heritage tourism, a major live entertainment venue, and a well-used covered market sit alongside neighbourhood cafés, care homes, and family-run independents — each with distinct compliance pressures. High seasonal footfall at the maritime quarter, multi-operator concession catering at the O2, and the scrutiny that delivery platforms bring to FHRS scores on the 0–5 scale make robust food safety documentation a commercial as well as a regulatory priority.
The rating scheme
Greenwich is assessed under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) — a 0–5 score, where 5 is "very good" and anything below 4 sits beneath the threshold most diners look for. Your score is published on the FSA's public register at ratings.food.gov.uk as soon as the inspection is signed off.
Displaying your result
Displaying your sticker is voluntary in England, but Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat now surface FHRS scores in their apps, and most London diners check a rating before they book.
The legal standard
Compliance in Greenwich is set by the Food Safety Act 1990 and assimilated Regulation (EC) 852/2004, enforced by your London borough's Environmental Health team.
What is your current rating costing you?
52% of UK diners only book where the hygiene rating is 4 or above. A rating below that quietly excludes you from a large share of the market — every month it’s on display.
The 4+ Rating Threshold
52% of UK diners only book where the FSA hygiene rating is 4 or above. Below 4, half your potential market filters you out before they ever read your menu.
Rising Vigilance
55% of UK consumers checked a hygiene rating in the last 12 months — up from 41% pre‑pandemic. The audience watching is growing.
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From flagged to inspection-ready
Drag to see the difference a structured plan makes for a Greenwich kitchen — from the issues an inspector flags to a clean, organised, inspection-ready operation. Most kitchens need better records, controls and housekeeping, not a costly refit.
Inspection-ready
Flagged at inspectionHow this plays out in Greenwich
A Greenwich food and beverage operator running concession units across a large entertainment venue came to us needing a consistent food safety framework that worked across multiple kiosks with different staff teams and rapid service turnarounds. We developed a standardised HACCP plan tailored to each unit's menu, introduced practical temperature-monitoring records the teams could actually keep up with during busy events, and worked with site managers to embed the procedures before the next inspection cycle — turning an ad hoc approach into a coherent, auditable system.
This scenario is a composite based on typical engagements Kitchen Tonic handles for UK food businesses — not a specific named client.
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