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Personal Hygiene/ Employee Practices

  • Are hand-washing sinks clean, unobstructed, and stocked with soap, paper towels and hand-washing signage?

  • Are employees properly washing hands?

  • Are employees wearing gloves, cutting gloves, and changing gloves when required?

  • Are employees following the illness, hair restraint, and jewelry policies?

  • Are employees eating, chewing gum, or using tobacco in the department?

  • Are drinks properly covered and stored away from food preparation?

  • Is the department free of personal items?

Sanitation

  • Are food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch, and cleaned using proper methods?

  • Are test strips available and being used?

  • Are cleaning and sanitizing solutions maintained clean, properly mixed, and replaced at the proper frequency?

  • Are thermometers sanitized before and after each use, and stored in a sanitary manner?

  • Are only authorized chemicals being used?

Product Identification and Date Coding

  • Are food and ingredient containers clean, and labeled with an identity?

  • Are food items date marked with a preparation date and an expiration or sell by date?

  • Are store-packaged items properly labeled?

  • Are shell-stock tags kept on file, and in chronological order for 90 days?

  • Are filed shell-stock tags date marked with the date of sale?

  • Are food items held past the expiration or sell by date?

  • Are all spray bottles and chemical containers properly labeled?

Temperature Control

  • Are food thermometers available and properly calibrated?

  • Are cold foods held and received at 41 degrees F or below?

  • Are foods properly cooked and cooled? (When applicable)

  • Are perishable foods kept out of temperature control for longer than 30 minutes when processing or stocking?

  • Are foods thawed properly, and is vacuum-packaged seafood cut open prior to thawing?

  • Are foods stored above fill lines or past the load limits of display cases?

  • Is air flow blocked in refrigeration units?

Preventing Contamination and Cross Contact

  • Are food, utensils and packaging protected from contamination during preparation, storage and display?

  • Are food and supplies stored at least 6" above the floor?

  • Are chemicals stored away from food, single-service items, and equipment?

  • Is the Allergen Chart present in the department?

  • Is cross-contact of allergens prevented during preparation, storage, and display? (Including prevention of shell-stock commingling)

Physical Facilities and Equipment

  • Are floors, walls and ceilings maintained clean?

  • Are non-food contact surfaces maintained clean?

  • Are hand-contact surfaces maintained clean?

  • Are cutting boards, utensils, or pieces of food equipment chipped, heavily scratched, scored or stained?

  • Are trash cans and compost bins clean and not overflowing?

  • Are drains maintained clean?

  • Are the lobster tank, coolers, and freezers maintained clean and free of odors?

  • Are sales floor cases and display cases maintained clean?

Logs and Certification

  • Are temperature log and coding charts complete, accurate, and maintained on file in chronological order?

  • Are cleaning logs and charts complete, accurate, and maintained on file in chronological order?

  • Do department managers demonstrate active managerial control and understanding of food safety principles?

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