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Lab Eats food hygiene rating

Mobile caterer · Tamworth

Lab Eats holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the mobile caterer met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 18 December 2025, 6 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

How it compares in Tamworth

That puts Lab Eats among the 420 places in Tamworth holding top marks, 86% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Tamworth
5 out of 5 420 86% ← Lab Eats
4 out of 5 47 10%
3 out of 5 15 3%
2 out of 5 1 <1%
1 out of 5 5 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 67 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 Lab Eats 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.

Questions about Lab Eats

What is Lab Eats's food hygiene rating?

Lab Eats has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Tamworth Council on 18 December 2025.

Is Lab Eats safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this mobile caterer to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Lab Eats last inspected?

Lab Eats was last inspected on 18 December 2025, 6 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tamworth Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Lab Eats?

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

How does Lab Eats compare to other places in Tamworth?

86% of the 489 rated food businesses in Tamworth hold the top rating of 5, and Lab Eats is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Tamworth Council inspects Lab Eats 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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