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Food Hygiene Audit

PURCHASE

  • Are we using Nominated suppliers? AMBER

  • Are we using "Lion" branded eggs? AMBER

DELIVERY

  • Deliveries not checked and put away in 30 minutes AMBER

  • In-house transport/delivery vehicles/trollies not clean AMBER

TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED STORAGE

  • Food in freezers defrosting RED

  • Freezer air temperatures not at -18C or below AMBER

  • Food in chillers above 8C RED

  • Food in chillers above 5C AMBER

STOCK CONTROL

  • Stock not rotated properly AMBER

  • Stock not date labelled in accordance with FSMS RED

  • Stock found with date labels defaced or obscured RED

  • Food beyond ‘Best Before’ date AMBER

  • Food beyond ‘Use By’ date or day dot; Unfit/Unsalable food RED

  • Insufficient ambient, chiller and/or freezer storage GREEN

  • Stock not adequately covered against risk of contamination AMBER

TEMPERATURE PROBE

  • Temperature probe not working or not used AMBER

  • Sanitizer probe wipes not available/dried up/out of date AMBER

  • Inadequately calibrated probe or probe not identified AMBER

PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION RISK

  • Risk of physical contamination RED

MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION RISK

  • Raw and Ready to Eat foods not adequately segregated RED

  • Other direct/cross-contamination risks identified RED

  • Equipment such as chopping boards stored in an unhygienic manner AMBER

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION RISK

  • Risk of chemical contamination RED

  • Cleaning equipment stored poorly/not away from food/incorrect colour coding/in poor condition GREEN

  • Chemicals not stored away from food/stored in unlabelled containers/in inappropriate containers AMBER

CLEANLINESS - GENERAL

  • No/Inadequate cleaning schedule available GREEN

  • No sanitizer available/disposable gloves not in use/latex gloves in use AMBER

  • Cleaning cloths not stored in fresh sanitizer/disposed of at the end of the day GREEN

  • Environmental swab results unsatisfactory RED

CLEANLINESS - FLOORS

  • Floors not adequately clean AMBER

CLEANLINESS - WALLS

  • Walls not adequately clean AMBER

CLEANLINESS - CEILINGS

  • Ceilings not adequately clean AMBER

CLEANLINESS - EQUIPMENT

  • Fittings, display equipment, chillers, freezers etc. not adequately clean AMBER

  • Food equipment not clean AMBER

  • Food equipment coming into contact with food not able to be effectively cleaned AMBER

  • Ice machine not adequately clean;scoop not stored hygienically in sanitizer solution AMBER

CLEANLINESS - SURFACES

  • Preparation areas/surfaces not adequately clean AMBER

  • Surfaces coming into contact with food not able to be effectively cleaned AMBER

CLEANLINESS - STORAGE AREAS

  • Storage areas (including dry stores/receipt areas) not adequately clean AMBER

PEST CONTROL & WASTE MANAGEMENT

  • Evidence of pests or risk of contamination by pests RED

  • Pest proofing inadequate AMBER

  • Pest control reports unavailable/evidence of Mitie recommendations un-actioned RED

  • Accumulation of waste in food preparation areas and/or storage rooms AMBER

  • Outdoor refuse areas dirty/lids not on bins; waste oil not adequately managed AMBER

  • Doors/windows open without adequate screening AMBER

PREPARATION

  • Foods not defrosted in accordance with FSMS AMBER

  • Fruit/Salad items not washed and sanitized AMBER

  • High risk foods left out for more than 30 minutes during preparation AMBER

  • Chilled preparation rooms below 12C and/or being used to store high risk ready to eat foods AMBER

  • Incorrect use of colour coded equipment during preparation GREEN

  • Inadequate separate preparation areas for raw/ready to eat foods (either by time and/or distance) AMBER

COOKING, HEATING, COOLING

  • High risk foods not cooked/reheated to 75C and probed as required (NB: Reheat in Scotland to achieve 82C) RED

  • Burgers and other minced meat products served rare RED

  • Altoshaam oven cooked meats not achieving 75C RED

  • Pasteurised eggs not used for raw or lightly cooked dishes RED

  • Foods reheated more than once RED

  • Microwave ovens used to defrost food AMBER

  • BBQ and Kebab controls not in place where appropriate AMBER

  • Food heated using a bain-marie, hot cupboard, soup kettle etc. AMBER

  • Maximum cooling time at ambient more than 90 minutes RED

FOOD SERVICE AND DISPLAY

  • Cold food held at ambient/above 8C in chilled display for more than 4 hours RED

  • Hot food held at ambient/below 63C in hot display for more than 2 hours RED

TEAM MEMBERS & PERSONAL HYGIENE

  • Team members not following brand dress standards; inadequate protective clothing (including head coverings) AMBER

  • Team members not adhering to jewellery policy required by FSMS AMBER

  • Unhygienic habits observed RED

  • Lack of hand washing likely to cause food contamination RED

  • Incorrect hand washing practices observed AMBER

  • Incorrect use of disposable gloves during food handling operations AMBER

WASH HAND BASINS

  • Wash hand basins obstructed; wash hand basins not used exclusively for washing hands AMBER

  • Wash hand basins not adequately stocked with bactericidal soap and paper towels AMBER

  • Temperature of hot water at wash hand basin not between 38-46C AMBER

TEAM MEMBER FACILITIES

  • Team member changing facilities and/or toilets not adequately clean

  • Outdoor clothing and footwear stored in food storage or preparation areas

FOOD SAFETY TRAINING

  • Food safety training not up to date; records not complete

MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AND DUE DILIGENCE

  • Hard copy of current FSMS not available; flow chart not correct; venue managers declaration not signed off GREEN

  • Food hygiene diaries not in use and/or complete; apparent falsification of entries RED

  • Food hygiene diaries not ‘signed off’ by appropriate member of management team AMBER

  • Individual HACCP forms not completed where required; team not aware of controls RED

  • ‘Legal requirements’ identified on most recent EH visit report not actioned; visit report not available RED

  • ‘Recommendations’ identified on most recent EH report not actioned AMBER

  • Audit points from previous external audit outstanding AMBER

  • Food Hygiene Rating not displayed where legally required AMBER

ALLERGEN MANAGEMENT

  • Inadequate allergen awareness signage displayed for guests to see AMBER

  • Inadequate access to allergen management during service RED

  • Allergenic ingredients inadequately stored (nuts & peanuts) RED

  • Food not produced in accordance with approved specifications giving rise to possible allergen risk

STRUCTURE - WALLS

  • Defects to walls GREEN

STRUCTURE - FLOORS

  • Defects to floors GREEN

STRUCTURE - CEILINGS

  • Defects to ceilings GREEN

STRUCUTRE - VENTILATION

  • Inadequate ventilation and extraction system GREEN

  • No missing grease filters in canopy when equipment below is in use AMBER

STRUCUTRE - FITTINGS

  • Defects to fittings in food preparation and storage rooms (Missing diffusers, inadequate lighting etc) GREEN

STRUCTURE - EQUIPMENT

  • Inadequate separate food and equipment washing sinks; sinks not supplied with adequate hot/cold water AMBER

  • Fryers and grills not protected by automatic suppression system (Ansul) RED

  • Other dangerous conditions identified (Health & Safety) RED

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