Information

  • Document No.

  • Date of Audit:

  • Prepared by

  • Kitchen being audited:

  • Who was present for the audit

Food storage

  • Dry goods store tidy and no food on the floor

  • Dry store clean, dry and well lit

  • Correct storage of allergens

  • Correct decanting and covering of opened food products

  • Correct stock rotation - no out of date dry foods

  • Ensure all high risk foods in fridges and freezers have correct labels on them and correct USE BY date?

  • Check all foods in fridges and freezers are covered

  • Other Storage issues

Cross contamination

  • Cooked food is stored above raw food

  • Adequate separation of work areas

  • Correct use of chopping boards and correct storage of chopping boards

  • Correct use of sanitiser

  • Correct use of wiping cloths

  • No foods or equipment unnecessarily exposed to the risk of contamination

  • Allergens controls, practices and communication

  • Vac packing cross contamination issue

  • Other cross contamination issues noted

Preparation

  • Foods not kept at ambient unnecessarily

  • Correct food preparation procedures are followed

  • Defrost is being carried out correctly and in a controlled manner

Personal Hygiene

  • Chefs dressed appropriately

  • No watches being worn

  • Hair coverings being worn

  • Hand washing being carried out correctly

  • Check hand wash, no food waste and is being used paper in bin and wet

  • Check glass policy is active and no drinking glasses in kitchen

  • No colleagues on duty who are sick

Cleaning

  • Is all equipment clean

  • Pot wash operation is satisfactory (including dishwasher temperature)

  • Structure: Check cleanliness of work surfaces, wall, floors, ceiling and behind equipment

  • Check all contact points for cleanliness eg light switches, door handles, paper and soap dispensers, bins and exteriors

  • Are approved chemicals used

  • Contact time for sanitiser known

  • Chemicals stored to avoid contamination with food

  • Cleaning materials available, clean and disinfected and store

Probes

  • Are probes available

  • Are probe wipes available

  • Are probes regularly calibrated

Due diligence

  • Check fridges 0-5oC freezers -18 to -23 and are recorded/ dry store

  • Delivery temperatures

  • Correct cooking and reheating temperatures being achieved

  • Cooling procedures are correctly controlled

  • All temperatures within required ranges with action points noted where needed

Pest and Waste

  • Evidence of pest infestation

  • Poor waste controls in place

Engineering

  • Engineering issues to flag up

Swabbing results

  • Equipment Swabbed

  • Hands Swabbed

  • Food

Food hygiene score

  • Food Hygiene

  • Structure

  • Confidence in Management

  • Overall Score

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