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New food businesses in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles).

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) had 25 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 2026-09-03. 7 are manufacturers / packers. This is a backlog snapshot, not a count of new openings, because the register gives no opening date. Source: Food Standards Agency open data.

Sources: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating open data (ratings.food.gov.uk/open-data); Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

25awaiting 1st inspection, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), extract of 2026-09-03. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
582premises on the council register in that extract
433with a usable postcode (the rest are hidden)
?of the awaiting rows show “Name withheld” (possible sole traders)
New this week: not counted yet.We only started watching on 18 Oct 2026. A real weekly figure needs more than one snapshot. Until then every row is an EARLIER FIND and we show no weekly number.
THIN PAGE, NOINDEX: fails the indexing rule (data older than 14 days). Stays noindex and out of the sitemap at go-live.

Awaiting 1st inspection, by type

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), extract of 2026-09-03. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Manufacturers / packers7
Restaurant / café7
Other catering premises3
Food retailer3
Hotel / bed & breakfast / guest house2
Mobile caterer2
Farmers / growers1

Sample rows

Real FHRS data. Limited-company and trade-style names only, postcode district only, no street address. All EARLIER FIND: spotted on our first look, so we can't call them new.

BusinessTypeCouncil · areaOur dateOfficial
Name withheldFarmers / growersComhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) · HS9Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldManufacturers / packersComhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) · HS7Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféComhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) · HS1Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data as at council extracts dated 15 to 16 Oct 2026. Not endorsed by the FSA.

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Questions

How many food businesses are awaiting inspection in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)?

25 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) dated 2026-09-03. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)?

Not necessarily. Awaiting inspection means there is no published hygiene rating yet. Some premises are new, some have waited a long time, and some changed owner. The register gives no opening or registration date.

Where does this data come from?

The Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme open data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The figures are from the council's own extract. NewFoodLeads is not endorsed by the FSA or the council.

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