Information

  • Document No.

  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Critical contravention check list

  • Observation or evidence that employees not allowed to continue preparing and serving food when they become ill<br>

  • Is hand washing taking place after using the toilet, smoking, blowing nose, coughing, sneezing, cleaning, or touching cleaning implements or chemicals , handling rubbish, handling raw food, every break,

  • Thorough hand washing practices in place. Is there Hot and Cold water , soap and drying facilities at each hand basin

  • Staff are not , smoking, eating , spitting or drinking whilst handling food, coughing or sneezing over food.

Personal Hygiene - staff in food handling area observed doing the following:

  • Cuts, sores covered with a blue, clean plaster / dressing?

  • Staff wearing adequate protective clothing

  • Is food discarded after staff contamination

Delivery of goods

  • Is chilled food over 8oC being rejected

  • Are foods past there best before dates being rejected

Storage of goods general

  • Is all food wrapped or covered to prevent risk of contamination

  • Is all unfit or unmarked unsaleable food discarded straight away

Storage of goods chilled

  • Is all food stored below 8oC

  • Are raw foods stored below cooked foods

  • Is there any foods found outside of shelf life

  • Chilled food incorrectly labeled / not labeled

Defrosting food

  • Is all defrosting food labeled correctly

  • Are foods defrosting at ambient temperatures

  • Are all foods thoroughly defrosted before cooking / reheating

Food preparation

  • Correct colour boards and utensils being used

  • Adequate separation between raw and cooked / ready to eat products

  • No food is being prepared outside of its shelf life

  • Evidence that ready to eat chilled food is not held at ambient temperature for longer than is necessary

Washing of fresh produce

  • Produce not washed in either cold running water or chlorinated cold water

Cooking

  • Core temperature of 75oC or hotter not reached (except permitted variations)

Cooling of food

  • Is all cooling food over 8oC , being given the appropriate action before 4 hrs

  • Are foods exposed to any potential risks of cross contamination post cooking

  • Is all high risk foods being cooled recorded with start and finish times and temperatures

Reheating food

  • Are all foods being reheated to a core temperature of min 75oC (82oC in Scotland)

Hot holding of food

  • Is there a risk of food failing below 63oC or not being consumed within 2 hours

  • Is there a risk of cross contamination to food being hot held

Display for cold ambient service

  • Are high risk foods displayed for longer than 4 hrs

  • Is there a risk of cross contamination to displayed chilled food

  • Are any foods displayed above 8oC discarded at the end of the service period

  • Are hot buffet records completed each session

Temperature probe care and accuracy

  • Is a probe thermometer and wipes available

Cleaning of food areas and equipment

  • Is cleaning effectively managed

  • Is there a clear cleaning schedule / regime in place

  • Is there a satisfactory level of cleaning taking place to prevent contamination

  • Are cleaning chemicals not kept in food containers

Pest control

  • Is there evidence of untreated or unreported infestations

  • Is there risk of pest infestation posing imminent risk to health

Prevention of foreign body contamination

  • Is all contaminated food discarded

Administration

  • Are air temperatures of chillers/freezers recorded twice daily

  • Is one item of cold held food recorded a minimum of once per session.

  • Core temperature of each cooking method is recorded a minimum weekly

  • Do cooling records demonstrate that food is cooled to 8oC in under 4 hrs

  • Core temperature for each reheat method is recorded a minimum weekly

  • Is one item of hot held food recorded a minimum of once per session.

  • Is the time of service recorded for ambient display to demonstrate the 4 hr rule

  • Have all readings recorded outside of critical limits been auctioned as per hazard analysis chart

  • Has management record keeping been signed off and weekly checklist completed

  • All delivery temperatures recorded

  • Have the results of probe checks been recorded a minimum of weekly

  • Have all food handlers completed foundation food safety training on El box within 4 weeks of commencing employment.

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