Milestone Kitchen Hygiene Audit Report

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

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Local authority requirements

• Is Food premises registered with the local authority?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• EHO inspection reports available & action points if any rectified

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Food Safety Management Procedures

• Is there a documented HACCP or FSMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Policy documentation available, signed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Documentation brought to the attention of staff

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the HACCP cover all areas of food purchase, delivery, storage, production and service within the business?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the FSMP or HACCP been reviewed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Stages in Food Preparation Process

Delivery

• Only suppliers off approved supplier list used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Chilled food delivered @ +8 deg C or colder

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Frozen food delivered @ -12 deg C or colder

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food delivery temperatures recorded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Condition of delivery vehicles & driver checked & recorded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Date coding & food quality checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Abused or damaged goods rejected

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Chilled/ frozen food stored without delay

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Dry Good Storage

• Dry Store room or area in clean & tidy condition

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food stored on suitable racking off the floor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fabric & condition of store rooms acceptable

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Protective light shields (diffusers) cover all light sources

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Environmental factors satisfactory (temperature, etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No open dried goods

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food not stored near chemicals

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Date codes transferred to decanted food

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Strict stock rotation being observed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No out of date dried goods identified

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Refrigerated / Freezer Storage

• High risk chilled food stored @ or below +5 deg C

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Frozen food storage @ -18 deg C or colder

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Defrosted food never refrozen

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Use by date codes transferred to containers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food not stored in open containers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cardboard/wooden containers not used in refrigerators

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maximum of 3 days shelf life (day of production + 2) on all high risk foods?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Glassware not used to store food in refrigerators

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All stored food date labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food containers sanitised before use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

FOOD PREPARATION

Sanitisation

• Adequate supplies of sanitiser available & used

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Chopping boards, knives, slicers, etc, sanitised / washed after use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Detergent sanitiser used in dishwasher or correct manual washing methods used

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Initial Food Preparation

• Raw food not prepared near cooked food & utensils/surfaces sanitised between each use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Disposable towels used to wipe down food surfaces

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Frozen food defrosted under refrigerated conditions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• High risk foods kept out of refrigerated conditions as short as possible during preparation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If a vacuum packing machine is used is it only used for raw or only used for ready to eat foods, in designated areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Advanced cooking and reheating

• No unnecessary cooking in advance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If food has to be cooked in advance are suitable control measures in place and strictly followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Blast chiller available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Blast chiller records available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If no blast chiller are hot foods chilled quickly - less than 90 minutes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Freezing of prepared food

• No freezing of prepared food

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If prepared food frozen on site are satisfactory controls in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If prepared food frozen on site is it appropriately labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Food display

• Cold Food on display kept below +8 deg C or 4 hour rule applied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Temperature Monitoring Procedures

• Probe wipes available

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Temperature test medium available in all refrigerators & used

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Probe used to check fridge & freezer temperatures

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Temperature checks at least twice a day?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Probe calibrated weekly & checks recorded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Temperature Records

• Food deliveries (chilled & frozen)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• All refrigerators

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• All freezers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• High risk hot food core temperatures

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Sous vide temperature checks (are they correct temperature)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Records kept for at least 6 months

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Food Service

• Adequate protection for display avoiding contamination

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Display units cleaned & sanitised after use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Glass breakage procedures understood & operated

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Physical Contamination

• No loose fittings, nuts,bolts, screws, drawing pins, etc seen above food preparation areas

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Notice boards not positioned above or in close proximity to food preparation areas

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Wood, Packing Materials, Cloths, Wire Wool, equipment etc.

• Wooden handled equipment not in use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Outer packaging i.e. cardboard not on food preparation surfaces

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No worn / frayed cloths, tea towels, etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Wire-wool, brillo pads, metal scourer, etc not in use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Equipment in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Complaints procedure

• Customer complaint records available

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Suitable investigation to customers complaints recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Personal Hygiene Standards

• All food handlers issued and trained in good hygiene guidance (level one)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Finger nails are short, unpolished & clean

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Good personal hygiene practices being followed (seen @ time of inspection)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clean protective over-clothing worn

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Over-clothing not worn outside work

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Personal clothing stored appropriately

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Only approved jewellery worn

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Suitable head covering provided & worn for all working within the food preparation area & food rooms

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Long hair properly tied back, including waiting staff

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are protective PPE signs displayed on the wall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Hand Washing

• Did staff wash their hands between tasks (handling raw meat, seafood,, mops, garbage, etc).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff wash their hands properly (hands are washed or gloves are changed at critical points)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• "Wash you hands now" notices displayed in WC areas

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Bacterial soap provided at all wash hand basins

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Disposable paper towels provided & used to dry hands

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Handling Food

• Serving spoons / Utensils used wherever possible

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Wounds

• First aid kit properly equipped?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• First Aid Order list:

Staff illness

• Management fully aware of procedures to follow in the event of staff illness

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Catering staff fully aware of procedures to follow in the event of illness

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is staff sickness policy sign displayed on kitchen wall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Maintenance

• Defect reporting system in place

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• System for actioning urgent defects in place

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What maintenance is required?

Pest Control

• Pest control contract in operation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Suitable preventive measures in place for controlling pests & vermin, including clean areas externally, adequate proofing, sound structures, etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Un-screened windows / doors kept closed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• No active infestation noted

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Food Hygiene training

• Food hygiene training given during induction

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Managers & all food handling staff fully trained in appropriate safety & hygiene requirements

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Details recorded on personal training sheets

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photocopies of certificates, etc available & held on file

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cleaning schedule, etc

• Cleaning schedule on display & implemented

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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• Schedule monitored daily & checks recorded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Deep clean contract in place & included within cleaning schedule

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Deep cleaning records retained

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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Cleaning Standards

• Utensils storeage appropriate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cleaning equipment colour coded

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Floors & walls / floor / equipment junctions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Wall surfaces to hand height (low level)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• High level areas (who's responsibility)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cooking equipment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Internal surfaces of refrigerators &freezers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Refrigerator & freezer doors seals

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food preparation equipment,

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Food preparation surfaces, including chopping boards

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cooking utensils

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Wash hand basins & sink units

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Overall effectiveness of cleaning

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Waste Management

• Waste of animal origin disposed of through recognised contractor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General waste Removed by an authorised waste disposal company

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Out of date or unfit food appropriately disposed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sanitary Provision

• Provision of adequate facilities for staff

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Clean and well decorated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Provision of suitable washing / drying facilities

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hot & cold running water

  Yes

  No

  N/A

FABRIC & STRUCTURE

Walls

• Smooth, impervious, non flaking

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Capable of being easily cleaned

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Undamaged

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ceilings

• Smooth, impervious, non flaking

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Capable of being thoroughly cleaned

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lighting adequate and fittings with diffusers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Coved at wall joints

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Flooring

• Non-absorbent

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Anti-slip

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Without crevices

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Capable of being thoroughly cleaned

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Health & safety issues

• There are no significant health & safety issues

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Safety policy available, up to date and relevant to location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Risk assessments available, up to date and relevant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Health & safety law poster displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Employers liability insurance displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Accident book available and properly completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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