Major supermarkets including Lidl, Morrisons, Tesco, Asda, and Sainsbury's have failed hygiene inspections, MailOnline has revealed. 

Sixteen stores scored zero – the worst possible rating.

These include Temmy African Superstore in New Malden.

The store, located in 80 Burlington Road, sells fresh African foodstuffs and delivers all over London with 24hrs – 48hrs notice.

Also scoring zero were stores in Charnwood, Hull City, Wigan, Harrow, and Sandwell.

Food Standards Agency (FSA) data shows there are 287 supermarkets which are so dirty they failed their latest published food hygiene inspection. 

This, MailOnline revealed, amounts to almost one in 40.

According to the news site, the term covers corner shops and smaller convenience stores, as well as massive out-of-town supermarkets.

Inspectors who visit such venues may find rotting food and rodent droppings or spot unsafe food storage habits.

In Scotland, venues are graded on a binary pass/fail basis.

Of the firms on the fail list outside of Scotland, MailOnline analysis of FSA data shows 127 received a rating of two. 

Local authorities are responsible for inspecting businesses in their area at least once every two years. 

This can include retailers, workplaces, schools, hospitals and even prisons. 

The information on the database can change on a daily basis.

MailOnline's analysis was accurate as of January 23, 2025.

Last December, the news site showed how 50,000 firms serving food have never been inspected.

A further 160,000 had not been inspected in two years.

Of the 50,000 firms that had never been inspected, 1,991 of them were bars, pubs or nightclubs.

The FSA has called for increased investment by local authorities in their environmental health departments who carry out food standards inspections.

Many local authorities have struggled to recruit sufficient qualified staff and have failed to carry out enough inspections.

The FSA claims the inspection is a 'snapshot' of the standards of food hygiene. 

Ratings do not cover issues such as the quality of food, customer service, culinary skill, presentation or comfort.

They concentrate on the handling of food, how it is stored and prepared. They also consider the cleanliness of the facilities and how food safety is managed.

Temmy African Superstore has been approached for comment.