Sainsbury's

Address

129 - 139 Queen Street
Cathays
Cardiff
CF10 2BJ

Business type

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

Date of inspection

8 December 2025

Standards found at the time of inspection
Area inspected by food safety officer	Standards found
Hygienic food handling Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage	Major improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene	Major improvement necessary
Management of food safety System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future	Major improvement necessary

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What the business says

We take food hygiene seriously and have acted promptly to make improvements. The following steps have been taken:

• The store was temporarily closed so we could undertake proactive maintenance.

• During this maintenance period we undertook enhanced cleaning and structural improvements

• The Improvements made will help prevent future concerns and we continue to independently review our standards

• Staff have received additional training and our management procedures have been enhanced.

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