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Security report for meadowvalefoods.co.uk

Meadow Vale Foods · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Meadow Vale Foods is a UK-based supplier specializing in added value poultry products for the foodservice industry, with over 30 years of claimed experience. The website presents a professional image focused on wholesale frozen chicken products and related poultry offerings. The digital infrastructure is based on standard web technologies with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, the site lacks advanced technical frameworks or CMS indications. Security posture is basic, with HTTPS enabled but missing key security headers and no visible vulnerability disclosure or incident response information. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating compliance gaps. The WHOIS lookup failed due to domain registration issues, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional website content. Overall, the site is functional and relevant to its business sector but requires improvements in security, privacy compliance, and domain registration transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
69
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
71

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company positions itself as a leading poultry supplier in the UK foodservice market, targeting wholesale and retail customers needing frozen and fully cooked chicken products. The business model centers on product supply and distribution with a focus on quality and added value. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified. The website content is consistent and well-branded, supporting a medium-sized enterprise profile. Lack of contact details and certifications limits trust signals. No evident partnerships or affiliate programs are disclosed. The absence of privacy and security policies may impact customer confidence and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which are essential for mitigating common web attacks. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is present, and no dedicated incident response contacts are found. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. No signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The WHOIS failure and domain registration error are significant concerns for domain legitimacy and trust. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with clear areas for improvement to protect business and customer data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and publish a security.txt file with incident response contacts.
  4. Resolve domain registration issues and ensure WHOIS data is accurate and publicly available to improve trust.
  5. Add verified company contact information including emails and phone numbers to enhance business credibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Meadow Vale Foods
Description
Meadow Vale Foods are a leading supplier of added value poultry to the foodservice industry, servicing the UK for over 30 years with distinction.
Key services
added value poultry supply, frozen chicken products, foodservice industry servicing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
55/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no WAF blocking.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  4. No social media links detected except Twitter handle in meta tags but no clickable links.
  5. No structured data (JSON-LD) or security.txt file detected.
  6. Website uses HTTPS but security headers are not evident in provided data.
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration error, impacting trust.
  8. Content is relevant to poultry supply and foodservice industry in the UK.
  9. No adult or explicit content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript without detectable advanced frameworks or CMS platforms. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness but basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta tags and Open Graph data but could be enhanced with structured data markup. Hosting provider and infrastructure details are not evident. The site would benefit from modernization efforts including improved accessibility, performance optimization, and integration of analytics and marketing tools with privacy considerations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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