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                            Description
Standardize your inspections with this food safety and hygiene standards form; streamline inspections to ensure that teams are meeting your standards on a daily basis. Keep food safety front and center on the minds of your employees with this inspection form that can be used across teams, wherever they are, from whatever device they are using.Checklist Sections
                            33 Questions 
                        
                        
                                                    Environment
                                                        7 Questions
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                                            
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                                                            Is kitchen(s) and/or food prep room well maintained?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is food processing equipment in good working order?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is food processing equipment accessible for cleaning and maintenance?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is food processing equipment clean?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is food processing equipment disinfected?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Last Date of Full Disinfection of Equipment
                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                    Storage
                                                        9 Questions
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                                            
                                                            Are refrigerators and freezers in good working order?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Current Fridge Temperature
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Current Freezer Temperature
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is perishable food stored appropriately as per storage requirements?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is prepared food stored apart from raw food in refrigerators?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is high risk food dated for prepared and expiration dates?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are pantry foods in properly sealed containers?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are all food items properly labelled, dated, and rotated (FIFO - First In, First Out)?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are allergen-containing ingredients stored separately and clearly labelled?
                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                    Prep
                                                        5 Questions
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                                            
                                                            Is food prep surface clean?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is food prep surface disinfected?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are controls in place to prevent contamination from external sources (chemicals, staff, etc)?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are raw and prepared food surfaces separated by adequate distance?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are allergen-free menu items prepared using dedicated equipment or cleaned thoroughly?
                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                    Staff
                                                        5 Questions
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                                            
                                                            Are staff employees laundered and bleached?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Does staff have access to the following sanitation equipment?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are staff handling food based on proper food-handling protocol?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is sanitation information posted in a publicly accessible location for staff?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is there a designated Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) overseeing daily food safety activities?
                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                    Pests & Waste
                                                        7 Questions
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                                            
                                                            Are promises free from signs of pests?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are premises pet proofed, in a food safe manner?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is stored food protected from contamination by pests?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are premises clear and free of waste?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is food waste stored separately and in a food safe manner?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Is expired or bad food disposed of promptly and appropriately?
                                                        
                                                                                                            
                                                            
                                                            Are waste containers in an accessible and safe location?