Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd

17-23 Farringdon Road, EC1M 3HA

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

Food hygiene rating

Yum Approved

4 out of 5 · Good

Urgent improvementVery good
Last inspected: 18 March 2025Inspected by: Camden

Yum Score

83/ 100Strong

  • Official rating

    48 / 60

  • Inspection detail

    20 / 25

  • Inspection recency

    15 / 15

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Standards found at the time of inspection

  • Hygienic food handling

    Good

    Preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage of food.

    Around the EC1 average

  • Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building

    Generally satisfactory

    Layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control.

    Below the EC1 average

  • Management of food safety

    Very good

    Systems and checks in place to keep food safe, now and in future.

    Better than the EC1 average

These are the three areas a food safety officer assesses during an inspection. They are recorded by the local authority and published by the Food Standards Agency. Comparisons are against 713 inspected places in EC1.

Rating history

  1. Rated 4 · Good

    Current

    Inspected 18 March 2025

The Food Standards Agency publishes only the current rating for each venue. Yum Britannia checks every venue nightly and records any change here. Tracking began in July 2026, so earlier changes are not shown.

About Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd is a retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets located at 17-23 Farringdon Road, EC1M 3HA. It serves the EC1 postcode district in London.

As of 18 March 2025, it holds a Food Standards Agency hygiene rating of 4 out of 5. This rating was given during the most recent inspection and reflects the conditions observed at that time.

You can find the full official record of this establishment's inspections on the FSA website. Hygiene ratings are updated as new inspections are carried out, typically every 6 to 18 months depending on the premises type.

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd has 3 branches in our published coverage, with an average hygiene rating of 4.7. See all branches

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Data: Food Standards Agency food hygiene ratings, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection and may have changed since. Yum Britannia is independent and not affiliated with the FSA.