Information

  • Audit Reference Number

  • Catering Unit/Location

  • Address

  • Audit Commenced On

  • Report Author

  • Document No.

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

Last Food Safety Audit Results

Food Safety Management System

  • 1.1 Has the Company FSMS (HACCP System) been fully implemented on the Unit/Location, with details documented, current and available, i.e. for identified and applied Process Step Flow Diagrams, Prerequisite Programmes (PRPs) and Critical Control Points (CCPs).

  • Correction/Corrective Action

  • Food Safety Risk

  • Action Completion Date

  • Root Cause (5P's)

  • ISO 22000:2005 Clause

Good Hygiene Practices

2.1 Kitchen Structure and Equipment

  • 2.1.1 Are ceilings, walls, windows, doors, floors (including corners and edges/under equipment), clean and in good order

  • 2.1.2 Are lighting levels in food handling areas adequate, and are all light fittings clean and in good repair

  • 2.1.3 Is mechanical ventilation clean and in good repair

  • 2.1.4 Are all drains and drainage systems clean and in good order

  • 2.1.5 Are all preparation surfaces, e.g. tables/work benches, sinks and chopping boards (colour coded and stored segregated correctly), clean and in good order

  • 2.1.6 Are fridges/freezers, ovens, grills, mixers, hot cupboards/counters, food trolleys, shelving and other equipment clean and in good order

  • 2.1.7 Are departmental structural and equipment defects reported (to the Help Desk) and remedial works/repairs completed in a timely manner, with details recorded, held and available

  • 2.1.8 Is Planned Preventative Maintenance carried out as planned, with details recorded, held and available

2.2 Cleaning and Hygiene Control

  • 2.2.1 Are suitable cleaning chemicals available for use, appropriately and safely stored, e.g. in a cleaning cupboard, with only clearly labelled trigger spray bottles (contents changed at least weekly) held and available for use in catering department areas

  • 2.2.2 Is COSHH information held and available for all cleaning chemicals used, i. e. COSHH Register, Material Safety Data Sheets and COSHH Risk Assessments and are all Catering Team Members trained on/in COSHH, with details recorded, held and available

  • 2.2.3 Are Safe Systems of Work and/or Risk Assessments relating to the safe cleaning (and use) of catering department areas and equipment held and available and are all Catering Team Members trained on them, with details recorded, held and available

  • 2.2.4 Are cleaning cupboards and cleaning equipment, e.g. sluice sinks, mops/mop buckets, brooms, dustpan/brushes, scrubber/dryers and floor signs, clean and in good order

  • 2.2.5 Is adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available for use by Catering Team Members when carrying out cleaning duties and is it clean and in good order

  • 2.2.6 Are Hand washing facilities, clean and in good order, with satisfactory standards of washing up being achieved. Note: Where a double sink is available for washing up is the correct 'Two Sink' Method being used

  • 2.2.7 Are Dishwashing/Pot Wash Machines clean, in good order and achieving satisfactory standards of cleaning and disinfection, with details recorded, held and available. Note: Dishwashing/Pot Washing Machine operating Wash temperatures of +55 to +65 deg C and Rinse temperatures of +82 to +90 deg C should be achieved, unless otherwise stipulated by equipment manufacturer)

  • 2.2.8 Is Ad-hoc and Scheduled cleaning of catering department areas and equipment being carried out, with details recorded, held and available

  • 2.2.8 Is Deep Cleaning of catering areas and equipment carried out as scheduled, with details recorded, held and available

2.3 General Refuse and Other Waste

  • 2.3.1 Are adequate numbers of internal general refuse bins, lidded and foot operated available throughout the catering department areas as necessary, clean and in good order

  • 2.3.2 Are large bulky items, e.g. boxes, removed to a suitable disposal point as soon as is practicable

  • 2.3.3 Are bulk (external) general refuse bins and holding areas clean and in good order

  • 2.3.4 Is food waste disposed of in a safe and hygienic manner so as not to cause contamination or the attraction of pests

  • 2.3.5 Are glass/crockery breakages and chemical spillages cleared up (and disposed of) safely, with details recorded, held and available

  • 2.3.6 Is waste cooking oil safely stored pending collection and removal from site for disposal, with waste transfer notes for such disposal obtained from the waste collection and disposal company, held and available

2.4 Pest Control

  • 2.4.1 Are adequate pest proofing measures in place and maintained to prevent access of pests to the catering areas/premises, with no sign of pest activity

  • 2.4.2 Are Electronic Fly Killers suitably located throughout the catering areas/premises as necessary, maintained clean and in good order, with light tubes changed annually (or in accordance with manufacturers instructions), with details recorded, held and available

  • 2.4.3 Are sightings of pests by Catering Team Members in catering areas reported, with details, including actions taken, recorded, held and available

  • 2.2.4 Are pest surveys/inspections of all catering areas scheduled and undertaken by an approved pest control service supplier, with details of bait plans, survey/inspection schedule and attendance dates and resulting remedial actions, recorded, held and available

Temperature Monitoring and Controls

3.1 Probe Checking and Measurement

  • 3.1.1 Are all probe thermometers used daily for temperature monitoring and recording checked and measured periodically on-site, e.g, monthly in boiling/iced water against a 'Master' Probe Thermometer or 'Test Caps' (with current UKAS Calibration Certificate), with details recorded, held and available

3.2 Receipt of Deliveries

  • 3.2.1 Are foods checked upon receipt so as to ensure that they are the correct temperature upon delivery, i.e. Chilled food +8 deg C or colder (good practice +5 deg C), frozen food at -18 deg C or colder and Cook-Chill food at +3 deg C or colder, are within applied (use by or best before) dates, are intact and undamaged, are all present as ordered and that the supplier delivery vehicle is in a good condition, with details recorded, held and available. Note: Vehicle temperature print-out(s) obtained as appropriate

  • 3.2.2 After checking, are accepted goods removed to appropriate storage as soon as possible, with temperature sensitive food products stored away first

  • 3.2.3 Is external packaging and other wrapping removed, as necessary, from products in goods-in area prior to removal to designated storage areas

3.3 General Storage and Stock Control

  • 3.3.1 Are all food storage areas inspected/checked daily by the Catering Team, with details recorded, held and available

  • 3.3.2 Are storage area(s) tidy, product boxes and containers stored off the floor and no food packages left open, unsealed or uncovered

  • 3.3.3 Are all food items clearly labelled with identifiable use by or best before date coding and no out-of-date foods found under storage

  • 3.3.4 Is stock rotation practiced as required, i.e. FIFO (First in First out)

  • 3.3.5 Are all high risk foods stored separately from raw foods so as to prevent risk of cross contamination

3.4 Chilled Food Storage

  • 3.4.1 Are all Chilled Foods stored under refrigeration at +8 deg C or colder ( good practice +5 deg C), temperatures monitored twice daily using in-situ food 'stimulants', with details recorded, held and available

3.5 Frozen Food Storage

  • 3.5.1 Is all Frozen Food stored in a freezer at -18 deg C or colder, temperatures monitored twice daily using in-situ food 'stimulants', with details recorded, held and available

3.6 Thawing/ Defrosting

  • 3.6.1 Are frozen foods thawed/defrosted under temperature control in a refrigerator operating at 5 deg C or colder, kept separate from other foods and completely thawed/defrosted before use, with details recorded, held and available

3.7 Preparation

  • 3.7.1 Are separate preparation areas, work tables/surfaces, sinks, slicing machines, mixing machines and liquidisers etc. identified and used for single purpose where possible, i. e. for Raw or High Risk food preparation, with such areas/equipment cleaned and sanitised between/after each use

  • 3.7.2 Are separate colour coded chopping boards available, used appropriately, and cleaned, sanitised and stored correctly between/after each use

  • 3.7.3 Is cleaning and sanitising in high risk food preparation areas carried out in adherence to the 'Two Stage' cleaning method, using disposable paper towels and an approved detergent and/or sanitiser

  • 3.7.4 Are observed Catering Team Members washing their hands correctly between/after each task in provided hand wash basins

  • 3.7.5 Is handling of food during preparation kept to a minimum as much as possible, with raw and high risk foods kept separate at all times

3.8 Cooking

  • 3.8.1 Are foods thoroughly cooked to ensure a minimum core temperature of +75 deg C is achieved, with details recorded, held and available

3.9 Blast Chilling

  • 3.9.1 Are blast chilled foods placed into a blast chiller within 30 minutes of end cooking time and chilled down to +3 deg within 90 minutes, labelled with a product name and a use by date so as to be used within 3 days including Day of Production (Day 1), with details recorded, held and available. Note: Blast Chilled foods are stored under refrigeration at +5 deg C or colder

3.10 Cooling

  • 3.10.1 Are conventionally cooled foods placed into the coolest part of the kitchen (or designated separate refrigerator) within 30 minutes of end cooking time and cooled down to +8 deg or colder within 90 minutes, labelled with a product name and a use by date so as to be used within 2 days including Day of Production (Day 1), with details recorded, held and available. Note: Cooled foods are stored under refrigeration at +5 deg or colder

3.11 Reheating

  • 3.11.1 Are foods thoroughly reheated to ensure a minimum core temperature of +75 deg C is achieved (+82 deg C in Scotland), with details recorded, held and available

3.12 Hot Holding and Service

  • 3.12.1 Are Hot foods protected from risk of contamination during service and held so as to ensure a core temperature of +63 deg C or hotter is maintained, with details recorded, held and available

3.13 Cold Display and Service

  • 3.13.1 Are Cold foods protected from risk of contamination during display and service, within use by date and held so as to ensure a core temperature of +8 deg C or colder is maintained (good practice +5 deg C), with details recorded, held and available

3.14 Ambient Display and Service

  • 3.14.1 Are Ambient foods protected from risk of contamination during display and service, within best before dates, with details recorded, held and available

3.15 Food Transport and Delivery

  • 3.15.1 Are foods protected during transportation and delivery and maintained at required temperatures, i. e. Hot foods at +63 deg C or hotter and Cold foods at +8 deg C or colder, with details recorded, held and available

3.16 Vending

  • 3.16.2 Are all foods protected during vending, within applicable use by/best before dates and temperature sensitive foods maintained at +8 deg C or colder (good practice +5 deg C), temperatures monitored twice daily using in-situ food 'stimulants', with details recorded, held and available. Note: Reheating instructions provided for customers, where necessary, so as to ensure foods are reheated 'piping hot', i. e. through a microwave

3.17 On-Site Freezing

  • 3.17.1 Are foods only frozen down on-site as an emergency measure, with such foods carefully wrapped or covered, labelled with a description and 'frozen on' and a 'use by', placed into a freezer operating at -18 deg C or colder for storage and used within 8 weeks of freezing down, with details recorded, held and available.

Registration of Premises and EHO's

  • 4.1 Are the Catering Unit/Location premises utilised in the provision of the Catering Services registered with the Local Authority

  • 4.2 Have all visits/inspections to the Unit/Location by EHOs/TSOs been processed as required, with details recorded, held and available/accessible

  • 4.3 Have all legal requirements and/or recommendations identified under last EHO/TSO Visit or Inspection been satisfactorily managed, addressed and closed-out within required time-frames, with details recorded, held and available, e.g. Under 'Improvement Plan'

Health and Hygiene Management

5.1 Employee Health Conditions

  • 5.1.1 Have all new Catering Team Members been made aware of their responsibilities for reporting illness and infection, with details recorded, held and available

  • 5.1.2 Have Catering Team Members returning to work after absence due to illness or holiday abroad been interviewed (medically screened) prior to being allowed to resume food handling duties, with details recorded, held and/or accessible

5.2 Personal Hygiene

  • 5.2.1 Are all Catering Team Members wearing suitable protective clothing, including head covering, safety non-slip closed-in footwear which is clean and in good order

  • 5.2.2 Are adequate numbers of wash hand basins provided at appropriate points in food handling areas, free from obstruction and with liquid soap, disposable hand towels and hot and cold running water available at them

  • 5.2.3 Are Catering Team Members avoiding bad habits which may contaminate food, e.g. refraining from eating, drinking, smoking or using mobile phone or MP3 player, whilst on food handling duties/in food handling areas

  • 5.2.4 Do Catering Team Members have clean, unbitten short nails, with no nail varnish or false fingernails worn

  • 5.2.5 Is the wearing of jewellery by Catering Team Members restricted to plain wedding bands and sleeper earrings

5.3 Staff Changing and Toilet Facilities

  • 5..3.1 Are Catering Team Member Changing and Toilet Facilities clean, tidy and in good order, with 'Now Wash Your Hands' signs posted at appropriate prominent points in toilet areas, e.g. on the backs of individual toilet cubicle doors

5.4 First Aid

  • 5.4.1 Are blue waterproof plasters held and available in first aid boxes, with all items within expiry date

5.5 Access to Food Handling Areas

  • 5.5.1 Are notices restricting access to Food Handling Areas posted prominently in appropriate areas, with access by unauthorised personnel/visitors prevented

  • 5.5.2 Are non-catering personnel/visitors medically screened before being allowed access to Food Handling Areas , with details recorded

  • 5.5.3 Are non-catering personnel/visitors issued with appropriate clean protective over-clothing, including head covering, before being allowed access to Food Handling Areas

Training

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  • 6.1 Have all new Catering Team Members undertaken/received Essentials of Food Safety Induction Training, with details of such training recorded, held and available

  • 6.2 Have all new Catering Team Members undertaken/received Food Safety and Hygiene Awareness Training, with details of such training recorded, held and available

  • 6.3 Are all Catering Team Members in possession of up-to-date Level 2 Food Safety in Catering certification, or recognised industry equivalent, with a copy of certificate and/or details of such training recorded, held and available

  • 6.4 Have all Catering Team Members undertaken/received Annual Food Safety and Hygiene Awareness Refresher Training, with details recorded, held and available

  • 6.5 Are all Catering Supervisory/Management Team Members in possession of up-to-date Level 3 Supervising Food Safety in Catering certification, or recognised industry equivalent, with copy of certificate and/or details of such training recorded, held and available

  • 6.6 Have all Catering Management Team Members undertaken/received training on the Company FSMS, with details of such training recorded, held and available

  • 6.7 Are all Catering Management Team Members in possession of up-to-date Level 4 Managing Food Safety in Catering certification, or recognised industry equivalent, with copy of certificates and /or details of such training recorded, held and available

  • 6.9 Have all Agency Staff undertaken/received Food Safety and Hygiene Induction Training, with details of such training recorded, held and available

Non-Conforming Products/Services

  • 7.1 Have all instances of Non-Conforming Products/Services been processed as required, with details recorded, held and available

Alleged/Suspected Food Poisoning Incidents.

  • 8.1 Have all instances of alleged/suspected food poisoning incidents been processed as required, with details recorded, held and available

Catering Suppliers

  • 9.1 Are only Approved Catering Suppliers being used on the Catering Unit/Location for the supply of products and/or services

Other Audit Information

Audit Participant Details

Audit Report Recipients

  • Catering Manager

  • Line Manager

  • Health and Safety Manager

  • Director

  • Other

Signatures

  • Auditor

  • Position

  • Catering Management Representative

  • Position

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