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Hygiene assurance with a food safety audit checklist

A food safety audit checklist is a tool used to assess and ensure compliance with food safety standards and regulations. It includes a list of essential criteria and procedures related to food handling, storage, preparation, and hygiene. This checklist helps identify potential risks, maintain high-quality standards, and mitigate foodborne hazards, ensuring the safety of consumers and adherence to industry requirements.

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Hygiene assurance with a food safety audit checklist

Audit

Introduction

Attach photos to any negative responses below.

Food Safety

Check food safety?

Food and Single Use Item Protection and Storage

In-use equipment and food contact surfaces are approved, clean and in good repair?
All foods are within use-by date?
All foods have been approved and name labeled properly?
All food contact items are properly stored? (utensils, containers etc)
Team members do not contact any food or food contact surface with bare hands?
Team member lunch foods are labeled, stored properly, and there is no eating/drinking in food storage/prep areas?

Hygiene

Handwashing taking place at appropriate times?
Hand sinks are accessible, functional, stocked and used properly?
Team member uniforms are maintained with hair restrained if required?
No team members are working while ill?
Dish machine rinse water is properly maintained for sanitizing dishes?

Temperature

Steaming thermometers in use and calibrated correctly?
Steamed milk ≥150°F (65.5°C) and is not resteamed?
Potentially hazardous food is not stored at room temperature?
Refrigerated potentially hazardous food stored at or lower than ≤41°F (4°C)?
Refrigeration units at or lower than ≤41°F (4°C)?

Chemical Storage and Usage

Only approved chemicals present?
Chemicals properly labeled/stored?

Facilities

Check facilities?
Restrooms floors/walls/ceilings in good condition?
Restrooms fixtures in good condition?
Floor in good repair in customer areas?
Walls in good repair in customer areas?
Ceiling in good repair in customer areas?
Cabinetry/shelving in customer area in good repair?
Building entrances maintained in good repair?
Counter tops in good repair?
Floors in good repair in non-customer areas?
Walls in good repair in non-customer areas?
Ceiling in good repair in non-customer areas?
Refrigeration units in good repair?
Plumbing in good repair?

Cleanliness

Check cleanliness?
Trash disposed of as needed?
Free of rodents (and evidence of)?
Free of flying insects (and evidence of)?
Free of cockroaches (and evidence of)?
Free of ants (and evidence of)?
Non-customer area floors and drains are maintained and clean?
Non-customer area walls/ceilings maintained clean/lights functioning?
Non-customer area equipment is maintained and clean?
Non-customer area dish area/hand sink/storage areas maintained and clean?
Restrooms facilities are maintained and clean?
Customer area floors maintained?
Customer area walls/ceilings maintained and lights functioning?
Customer area furnishings maintained in good repair?
Exterior area maintained?

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General Comments
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Auditor full name and signature
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Ensuring Food Safety Compliance: The Crucial Role of a Food Safety Audit Checklist


A food safety audit checklist is a vital tool in the realm of food industry regulations and quality control. This comprehensive checklist serves as a systematic guide for assessing and maintaining compliance with food safety standards, protocols, and regulations.


With a food safety audit checklist, businesses can effectively evaluate various aspects of their operations. It covers critical areas such as food handling, storage, preparation, hygiene practices, sanitation, employee training, and documentation. By systematically reviewing these elements, potential risks and areas of improvement can be identified.


The checklist aids in identifying gaps in compliance, ensuring that necessary corrective actions are taken promptly. Regular audits using this checklist help businesses maintain high-quality standards, minimize the risk of foodborne illnesses, and safeguard the health and well-being of consumers.


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