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Country Quality Meats food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Stroud

Country Quality Meats holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The shop met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

This is a fresh result: Country Quality Meats was inspected on 9 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

This sits in the middle for Stroud, where 2% of rated places score below 3 and 92% score 4 or 5. See all Stroud ratings →

Address: 10 Old Market, Nailsworth, Stroud, GL6 0DU

How this rating has changed

Country Quality Meats has gone backwards: it held a 4 before its inspection on 9 July 2026, and now holds a 3.

Inspected Rating Change
9 July 2026 4 3 Worse

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in Stroud

In Stroud, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Country Quality Meats sits behind roughly 914 nearby businesses. 6% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Stroud
5 out of 5 803 81%
4 out of 5 111 11%
3 out of 5 55 6% ← Country Quality Meats
2 out of 5 13 1%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 86 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Country Quality Meats none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Country Quality Meats, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
K'N'G Convenience Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 14 February 2018
Tesco Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 16 February 2018
The Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
The Coffee Pot Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 16 January 2025
Nailsworth Wines & Spirits Retailers - other 19 yards away 5 - Very good 4 December 2023
Happy Cinnamon Artisan Bakery Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 55 yards away 5 - Very good 29 August 2024
Amalfi Nailsworth Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 68 yards away 5 - Very good 20 March 2026
Wilder Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 68 yards away 5 - Very good 11 February 2026

Questions about Country Quality Meats

What is Country Quality Meats's food hygiene rating?

Country Quality Meats has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Stroud Council on 9 July 2026.

Is Country Quality Meats safe to eat at?

A 3 means the shop met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Country Quality Meats last inspected?

Country Quality Meats was last inspected on 9 July 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Stroud Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Country Quality Meats?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Country Quality Meats compare to other places in Stroud?

81% of the 988 rated food businesses in Stroud hold the top rating of 5, while Country Quality Meats holds a 3. 55 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Stroud Council inspects Country Quality Meats and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Country Quality Meats is one of 52 rated food businesses in Nailsworth. See every hygiene rating in Nailsworth

Stroud inspects and rates 1,074 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Stroud

The official record is held by the council: http://www.stroud.gov.uk

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