Integration · Company data
Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Food Hygiene Ratings
Ask your AI for the hygiene rating of a restaurant, takeaway or shop in the UK. It searches the Food Standards Agency's ratings by name, address or location, filtered by business type, local authority and rating. For each business it reads the rating, inspection date and the hygiene, structural and management scores, explained in plain language.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“What is the hygiene rating of Example Café on Park Street, Bristol?”
The AI searches by name and address and returns the rating and the date of the last inspection.
“Which takeaways on Example Road have a rating below 3?”
It searches by address, filters by business type and rating, and lists the matches.
“Why did this restaurant get a 2?”
It reads the hygiene, structural and management scores and gets plain-language descriptions of each.
What your AI can do
Search businesses
Search by name, address or location and distance, and filter by business type, local authority and rating.
Ratings and scores
Rating, inspection date and hygiene, structural and management scores, with plain-language descriptions.
Local authorities
List local authorities and get a food safety team's contact email and website.
“When was this shop last inspected?”
It reads the business and returns its inspection date along with the rating.
“Who do I contact about food safety in Leeds?”
It finds the local authority and returns its food safety team's contact email and website.
“Check the ratings of the five restaurants we are considering for the team dinner.”
It looks up each one and lists their ratings and inspection dates side by side.
12 tools for Food Hygiene Ratings (FSA)
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
get_establishmentGet one food business by `establishment_id`: address, hygiene rating, inspection date and hygiene, structural and management scores.get_local_authorityGet one local authority's food safety team details by `authority_id`, including contact email and website.get_score_descriptionsGet plain-language descriptions of an establishment's inspection scores by `establishment_id`.list_business_typesList food business types (e.g. restaurant, takeaway, retailer) with their IDs, for filtering searches.list_countriesList basics. API summary: List countries.list_local_authoritiesList local authorities with their IDs, for filtering establishment searches.list_rating_operatorsList rating operators.list_ratingsList the possible hygiene rating values and their keys, for filtering searches.list_regionsList basics. API summary: List regions.list_scheme_typesList scheme types.list_sort_optionsList sort options.search_establishmentsSearch UK food businesses by `name`, `address`, or location (`latitude`, `longitude`, `max_distance_limit`), optionally filtered by `business_type_id`, `local_authority_id` and rating. Returns hygiene ratings and inspection dates.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Food Hygiene Ratings (FSA) from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
No account or API key needed. The Food Standards Agency's ratings API is open data, so you only pick the app in PipMCP to get your MCP link.
- 3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
- Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
- Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
- Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in Food Hygiene Ratings?
It can search food businesses by name, address or location, filtered by business type, local authority and rating, and read a business's address, rating, inspection date and scores. It can explain the scores in plain language and list local authorities, business types and rating values.
Does the AI see my Food Hygiene Ratings credentials?
There are none to see. The Food Standards Agency's ratings API is open data and needs no account or API key, so you do not paste anything into PipMCP. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which tools are switched on. All tools here only read public ratings data, so nothing is changed. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced, turn on Developer mode and add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. The Food Standards Agency's ratings data is open data.
Does it show more than the rating itself?
Yes. Each business also has hygiene, structural and management scores from its inspection, and the AI can get plain-language descriptions of what they mean. You also get the inspection date.
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