There are more stores covered in this survey than in the previous ones, because more have opened and the FSA have been more diligent at tracking them down for assessment (29 were surveyed in 2014, 74 in 2015 and 104 in the current survey).
We have been a bit more restrictive in the types of shops we have included this time. So, although news agencies, post offices and chemists are included in the FSA listings, we have omitted them from this year's survey - as selling food is not their main function.
With these changes and caveats in mind, caution should be exercised in making sweeping comparisons of overall performance across the three surveys.
Overall, however, the headline would be that standards in food shops locally appear to be improving.
For example, the 2017 survey recorded 53% of local food shops receiving four (good) or five (very good) stars for food hygiene. The equivalent figure in 2014 was 28% and in 2015 46%.
In 2017, although a disturbingly high 26% of food shops were awarded two (generally unsatisfactory) or fewer stars, the equivalent figures for 2014 was a dreadful 34% and in 2015 a slightly better 22%
Part of the explanation for the apparent overall improvement in performance between the surveys is that most of the dreadful shops from previous surveys have subsequently closed - with customers presumably adding a thumbs down to their standards, matching that of the assessors.
One exception to this trend, however, seems to be the awful Wenty's Tropical Foods, of Upton Lane. It managed the difficult task of worsening its 1 star (major improvement necessary) rating in 2014 to zero stars (urgent improvement necessary) three years later.
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| Wenty's on Upton Lane - going from bad to worse |
The second major explanation for the overall apparent upward trend in results is the pleasingly high (14 shops) number of premises which have seen a significant improvement in overall hygiene - up by two or more stars, compared with the relatively small number (5 shops) that have experienced a downward drift of similar proportions. See lists of plaudits and custard pies below.
The FSA use detailed criteria in making their overall assessment, and summaries can be found here. For simplicity, we have applied a shorthand, and indicate it in the sub-heads below.
A word on the dates, below. The date immediately following the address of each entry is the date of the last FSA inspection. The dates and ratings below that are the stars recorded in previous surveys covered by this blog.
Plaudits
shops improving by two or more stars since recent surveys
Al Rehmam Food Stores - up from 2 stars (2015) to 5
Nirala - up from 2 stars (2015) to 5
Pennies & Pounds - up from 2 stars (2015) to 5
Reids Minimart - up from 2 stars (2015) to 5
Himalaya Food Stores - up from 1 stars (2014 and 2015) to 4
Barry's Meat Market - up from 3 stars (2015) to 5
Co-operative - up from 3 stars (2015) to 5
Mina Stores - up from 3 stars (2015) to 5
Tesco (Romford Road) - up from 3 stars (2015) to 5
Devran Supermarket - up from 2 stars (2015) to 4
Cakes & Bakes - up from 1 stars (2015) to 3
Amaan Butchers and Grocers - up from 0 stars (2014) to 2
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| Up from zero stars to 2 over 3 years |
Custard pies
shops declining by two or more stars since recent surveys
Eggless Cake Box - down from 5 stars (2015) to 1 star
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| In 2015 it was known simply as the Cake Box and was awarded 5 stars. Since then it has become the Eggless Cake Box. In addition to the disappearance of the eggs have gone 4 stars - as it now scores only 1 star |
Akbars - down from 5 stars (2014 and 2015) to 3 stars
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| Down from 5 to 3 stars |
Sobji Bazar - down from 3 stars (2015) to 1 star
5 stars (Very Good)
Al-Rehman Food Store
465 Romford Road
E7 8AB
January 2016
2015 rating: 2
Aphrodites Food
Railway Arches 370 & 371 Station Road
E7 0AB
February 2016
Aswat & Sons
170 Green Street
E7 8JT
October 2015
Barry's Meat Market
49A Woodgrange Road
E7 0HX
February 2016
2015 rating: 3
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| Local favourite butcher's - up from 3 to 5 stars |
60 Upton Lane
E7 9LN
January 2016
Bonoful Indian Sweets
178 Green Street
E7 8JT
September 2015
Cheap Store
157 Green Street
E7 8JE
August 2014
2015 rating: 5
Co-op
67-73 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EL
January 2017
2015 rating: 3
East London Wine
2 St Georges Road
E7 8HY
October 2016
Fish Mela
39 Upton Lane
E7 9PA
October 2015
2014 rating: 5
2015 rating: 5
Gafoor Pure Halal
134 Green Street
E7 8JQ
October 2015
2015 rating: 5
Hammer Nutrition
227 Romford Road
E7 9HL
November 2015
KK Fruits & Veg
281 Green Street
E7 8LJ
December 2015
Mina Stores
274 Green Street
E7 8LF
December 2016
2015 rating: 3
Nawal
253 Green Street
E7 8LJ
February 2015
2015 rating: 5
Nirala
276 Green Street
E7 8LF
July 2015
2015 rating: 2
Pennies & Pounds
452 Romford Road
E7 8DF
September 2015
2015 rating: 2
Reids Minimart
19 Station Road
E7 0ES
July 2015
2015 rating: 2
Step In Local
321 Romford Road
E7 9HA
May 2015
Tesco
542 Romford Road
E7 8AF
October 2015
2015 rating: 3
Tesco
28 Woodgrange Road
E7 0QH
February 2016
2014 rating: 4
2015 rating: 4
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| Woodgrange Road's Tesco - up from 4 to 5 stars |
Unit 30 232 - 236 Green Street
E7 8LE
April 2015
2015 rating: 5
TSB Cash & Carry
428 Katherine Road
E7 8NP
August 2015
2014 rating: 1
2015 rating: 5
Upton Lane Food & Wine
7 Upton Lane
E7 9PA
March 2016
Variety Foods
20 Carlton Terrace Green Street
E7 8BZ
September 2016
2015 rating: 4
Woodgrange Market Organic Veg Stall
41 Hampton Road
E7 0PD
JUly 2014
4 stars (Good)
51 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EL
September 2015
Bharat Food Store Roots
4 - 6 Carlton Terrace Green Street
E7 8LH
February 2016
2015 rating: 5
Caner Supermarket
163 Odessa Road
E7 9DU
February 2016
Convenient Off Licence
55A Field Road
E7 9DW
February 2016
Costcutter
191 - 197 Upton Lane
E7 9PJ
October 2016
Davina Supermarket
58 Upton Lane
E7 9LN
September 2016
Devran Supermarket
5 Woodgrange Road
E7 8BA
January 2016
2015 rating: 2
Forest Food & Wine
76 - 78 Dames Road
E7 0DW
January 2016
Forest Gate Food & Wine
90 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EW
January 2016
Happy Shoppa
359 - 361 Katherine Road
E7 8LT
February 2016
Himalaya Food Store
332 - 336 Katherine Road
E7 8NW
September 2016
2014 rating: 1
2015 rating: 1
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| Up from an unsatisfactory 1 star to a very respectable 4 stars |
4 St Georges Road
E7 8HY
February 2016
Jainal Mini Store
135C Green Street
E7 8JE
February 2016
Katherine Food & Wine
241 Katherine Road
E7 8PP
November 2015
Krishna Cash & Carry
380-382 Romford Road
E7 8BS
November 2015
Nades Express
446 Romford Road
E7 8DF
February 2016
Pas Mama Shop
122 Upton Lane
E7 9LW
February 2017
Patco Fruit & Veg
374 Romford Road
E7 8BS
February 2016
Patel's Corner Shop
1 Green Street
E7 8DA
February 2016
Pound Point
115 Green Street
E7 8JF
October 2015
Provincija
364 Katherine Road
E7 8NW
February 2016
SM Food
9 Upton Lane
E7 9PA
April 2015
2015 rating: 4
Tesco
326 Katherine Road
E7 8PG
October 2015
2014 rating: 5
2015 rating: 5
The Cake Family
88A Upton Lane
E7 9LW
November 2016
The Forest Gate Offy
122A Godwin Road
E7 0LP
February 2016
Toor Stores
101 - 105 Green Street
E7 8JF
February 2016
Vraj General Store
78 Station Road
E7 0AD
January 2016
Zadran Supermarket
470 Katherine Road
E7 8DP
January 2016
Zaga Supermarket /Day 1 Local Express
12-14 Woodford Road
E7 0HA
January 2016
3 stars (Generally satisfactory)
518 Romford Road
E7 8AF
January 2016
A & S Mini Market
376 Katherine Road
E7 8NW
August 2016
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 3
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| A & S Mini Market - consistently scores 3 stars |
51 - 53 Upton Lane
E7 9PA
February 2016
2014 rating: 5
2015 rating: 5
Asona Ba
305 Romford Road
E7 9HA
February 2016
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 3
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| Another consistently "generally satisfactory" Romford Road food shop |
109 Green Street
E7 8JF
December 2016
Berket Food Centre
116 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EW
December 2016
Bismillah Halal Meats
70 Upton Lane
E7 9LN
January 2016
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 3
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| One of the best rated local Halal butchers - comes through consistently with 3 stars |
302C Romford Road
E7 9HD
April 2016
2015 rating: 1
Grange Food & Wine
76 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EN
November 2015
Green Village
10 Carlton Terrace Green Street
E7 8LH
February 2016
Iceland - Woodgrange
4 - 20 Woodgrange Road
E7 0QH
September 2015
JB Sweets & Savouries
372 Romford Road
E7 8BS
February 2016
Katarzynka Polish Supermarket
318B Romford Road
E7 9HD
December 2015
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 3
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| Consistently "generally satisfactory" Polish supermarket |
72 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EN
January 2016
One Stop Shop
296 Romford Road
E7 9HD
February 2016
Orbit Food Stores
2 Reginald Road
E7 9HS
January 2015
2015 rating: 3
Pascheal Exotics & Wesco Enterprises
36-38 Upton Lane
E7 9LN
January 2016
Smiling Coast Foods
75 Green Street
E7 8JF
July 2016
Sri Supermarket
522 Romford Road
E7 8AF
December 2015
TSB Cash & Carry 2
41 Upton Lane
E7 9PA
March 2016
United Halal Meat
3 Carlton Terrace Green Street
E7 8LH
February 2016
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 3
Vasara
171 Forest Lane
E7 9BB
March 2016
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 2
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| After a slight dip in 2015, back up to 3 stars |
529 Katherine Road
E7 8EB
July 2016
2015 rating: 2
2 stars (Improvement necessary)
42 Upton Lane
E7 9LN
January 2017
2014 rating: 0
Dallas Supermarket
323 Romford Road
E7 9HA
November 2015
Dames Off Licence
215 Dames Road
E7 0EA
February 2013
2014 rating: 2
2015 rating: 2
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| Last tested in 2013 and in need of improvement then |
56A Green Street
E7 8BZ
November 2015
Kiheta African Shop
1A Sebert Road
E7 0NG
January 2017
2015 rating: 0
London Fish Bazaar
149 - 153 Green Street
E7 8JQ
January 2017
2015 rating: 1
M K Bros
30 - 32 Woodgrange Road
E7 0QH
May 2012
2014 rating: 2
2015 rating: 2
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| Woodgrange Road's MK Bros with a consistent and disappointing 2 stars |
Ground Floor Front 49 Upton Lane
E7 9PA
February 2017
Unique Cash & Carry
418-420 Katherine Road
E7 8NP
January 2016
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 3
1 star (Major improvement necessary)
77 Wellington Road
E7 9BY
July 2016
A & S Food
200 Shrewsbury Road
E7 8QJ
June 2012
Anand Pan Centre
229 Green Street
E7 8LL
December 2016
2015 rating: 1
Atawakal Fresh Halal Meat
493 Katherine Road
E7 8DR
August 2016
2015 rating: 1
Bondor Bazaar Cash & Carry
130 Green Street
E7 8JQ
December 2015
2014 rating: 3
2015 rating: 3
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| Bondor, Green Street - down from a decent 3 stars to a poor 1 star |
116 Upton Lane
E7 9LW
December 2015
2014 rating: 1
2015 rating: 1
Green Hut
457 Romford Road
E7 8AB
October 2016
Khan Brothers
45 Woodgrange Road
E7 8BA
July 2016
Osiedlak
79A Woodgrange Road
E7 9BB
January 2016
Sea Food Supermarket
109-111 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EP
June 2016
Sobji Bazar
92 Woodgrange Road
E7 0EW
December 2015
2015 rating: 3
The Eggless Cake Box
163 Green Street
E7 8JE
August 2016
2015 rating: 5
Unique Supermarket
513 Katherine Road
E7 8EB
January 2017
0 stars (Urgent improvement necessary)
21 Upton Lane
E7 9PA
2015 rating: 3
Gloria Stores
74 Shrewsbury Road
E7 8A
February 2016
Ishmael Halal Butchers
184 Shrewsbury Road
E7 8QJ
July 2016
Wenty's Tropical Foods
26 Upton Lane
E7 9LN
October 2016
2014 rating: 1
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