20 Birmingham supermarkets told to improve their hygiene standards
Supermarkets are subject to the same strict food hygiene rules as places to eat out. Last week, we shared the latest inspection ratings for restaurants, pubs and cafes in Birmingham.
The Food Standards Agency routinely checks up on retailers to make sure they adhere to the strict regulations. Each establishment is then given a food hygiene rating out of five, zero being the lowest and five being the highest.
According to the FSA, it is 'the responsibility of the business to comply with food hygiene law at all times'. This includes the handling of food, how food is stored and prepared, the cleanliness of the facilities and how food safety is managed.
Read more: Full list of 'zero hygiene' rated Birmingham restaurants, cafes and takeaways
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Latest figures taken from the Food Standards Agency website on May 3 show that 20 supermarkets in Birmingham have been told to improve their hygiene standards. There are three with zero ratings, which means ‘urgent improvement necessary’, nine have a rating of 1, which means ‘major improvement necessary’ and eight are rated as 2 which means ‘improvement necessary’.
It is important to point out that these supermarkets are the small minority. There are 217 supermarkets in the city that are rated as 3 and above, which means generally satisfactory (3), good (4) and very good (5).
All the businesses listed below featured on the Food Standards Agency website as having a rating of 2 or below on May 3, 2024. We have listed them by name, address and when they were last inspected. Please note that some of those featured below may have been taken over, rebranded, moved or closed since their most recent rating was put on the site. Environmental health inspections are done throughout the year and are subject to change. Read the full FSA report here
Zero-rated Birmingham supermarkets requiring 'urgent improvement'
The following supermarkets are rated as zero which means ‘urgent improvement necessary’:
A1 Supermarket
243-245 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham B11 1QT
Last inspection: 2 August 2023
A1 Supermarket
734-738 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham B11 4BP
Last inspection: 23 January 2024
Quddsi Supermarket
560 Coventry Road, South Yardley, Birmingham B10 0UN
Last inspection: 11 December 2023
Birmingham supermarkets requiring 'major improvement'
The following supermarkets are rated as 1 which means ‘major improvement necessary’:
Al Halal Supermarket
753-773 Stratford Road, Springfield, Birmingham B11 4DG
Last inspection: 13 June 2023
Alam-Sar Supermarket Ltd
264-266 Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 4HL
Last inspection: 17 October 2022
Amaan Supermarket Ltd
940A Stratford Road, Springfield, Birmingham B11 4BU
Last inspection: 21 June 2023
Danny Grove Lane Mini Market
93 Grove Lane, Lozells And East Handsworth, Birmingham B21 9HF
Last inspection: 14 December 2023
Heathfield Supermarket
208-212 Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth, Birmingham B19 1JQ
Last inspection: 7 October 2022
Heritage Superstore
20 Arden Road, Longbridge, Birmingham B45 0JA
Last inspection: 10 October 2022
Sun Yip Ltd
142-154 Sherlock Street, Birmingham B5 6NB
Last inspection: 26 February 2024
UK Supermarket
546-550 Green Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5QQ
Last inspection: 24 April 2023
Valley I Shop
26 Illeybrook Square, Birmingham B32 3DD
Last inspection: 12 July 2022
Birmingham supermarkets requiring 'improvement'
The following supermarkets are rated as 2 which means ‘improvement necessary’:
Azad Supermarket
733 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham B8 2NY
Last inspection: 13 December 2022
City Supermarket Birmingham
270-272 Slade Road, Stockland Green, Birmingham B23 7LX
Last inspection: 12 April 2021
Khan Supermarket
618-620 Coventry Road, South Yardley, Birmingham B10 0UT
Last inspection: 31 May 2022
Kurdistan Supermarket
402-404 Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 4HH
Last inspection: 13 June 2022
Newtown Convenience Store
11 Newtown Shopping Centre, Birmingham B19 2SS
Last inspection: 17 January 2024
Saqib Supermarket
190-192 Albert Road, Stechford And Yardley North, Birmingham B33 8UE
Last inspection: 7 December 2022
Tesco Express
8 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QX
Last inspection: 7 December 2022
Tu Quynh Supermarket
Bambu, 1 Wrottesley Street, Birmingham B5 4RT
Last inspection: 11 July 2023