DESC Food safety checklist

• Site conducted

  Select

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

Hygiene of Food Rooms & Equipment

• Are food rooms and equipment in good condition and well maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Calibration of all cold/hot holding done by third party and hand held thermometer calibration records available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are food rooms clean and tidy and do staff clean as they go including difficult areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is equipment easy to clean and kept in a clean condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all food and hand contact surfaces e.g. and cleaned/ disinfected regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Food Storage

• Are deliveries appropriately stored immediately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is ready-to-eat food stored separately in fridges and freezers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is food in fridges/freezers covered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All food products and properly labeled with date and other information.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are dried goods stored correctly above the floor level and not expired?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are freezer and fridge working properly. e.g -18C temperature for freezer and below 5C for fridge?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Food Handling Practices

• Are ready-to-eat foods prepared in clean areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Vegetable washed and disinfected before serving?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff know about allergen management in the kitchen.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the food shelve clearly mention the food allergen information?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food contact surface like cutting boards, knives etc washed and disinfected before use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is high risk food cooled as quickly as possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Personal Hygiene

• Are staff fit to work, wearing clean, suitable hygiene and following rules particularly hand washing, hairnets and gloves?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are hand wash basins clean with proper supply of water,soap and paper towel?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Pest Control

• Are premises pest proofed and free from any signs of pests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where necessary are external doors/ windows fitted with suitable fly screens?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is food properly protected from risk of contamination by pests?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Waste Control

• Is food waste stored correctly outside and is the refuse area kept clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is unfit food clearly labelled and stored separately from other foods?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Checks and Record Keeping and Compliance

• Vendor has valid food supply permit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All suppliers information updated on the food watch system?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Daily checks done and reported on DM food watch?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are equipment time/temperature combinations regularly cross-checked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All external vendor cleaning records available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All catering staff documents up to date? (e.g PIC, Basic Food Hygiene,Health card ext)

  Yes

  No

  N/A