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  • Audit Title

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

Food Receiving and Storage Practices

  • Are food items received from approved sources, in good condition, and at proper temperatures?

  • Is food labeled and stored off the floor during storage?

  • Is food covered or wrapped? Are secondary containers sealed?

  • Are food storage rooms clean and organized?

  • Cold Storage of Food
  • Are equipment gaskets in good working condition and clean?

  • Are refrigerator temperatures at 40 degrees or less? (Source: USDA)

  • Is cold food at 40 degrees or less within refrigerators?

  • Are freezer temperatures 0 or below? (Ice cream hard)

  • Are food products covered within the walk in refrigerator(s)?

  • Are food products labeled with name, date, and time of preparation?

  • Is raw meat, poultry, and seafood covered and stored under prepared food and produce?

  • Are refrigerators and freezers kept clean (walls, ceiling, floors, fans, and shelving)?

  • Are all units equipped with temperature monitoring systems and checked?

Food Preparation Practices

  • Is food thawed properly (in refrigerator, under running cold water, or as part of the cooking process)?

  • Are fruits and vegetables washed before preparation?

  • Is cross contamination avoided during preparation (hands/equipment washed between uses, different designated cutting boards for meats & produce)?

  • Are wiping cloths soaking in sanitizer water? Can staff speak to the proper concentration process?

  • Is food adequately cooled (to 70 degrees within 2 hours and then 40 degrees within an additional 4 hours)?

  • Is hand contact with ready to eat food minimized (no unnecessary handling of food)?

Cooking and Hot Holding

  • Are probe thermometers used to verify internal food temperatures?

  • Are thermometers calibrated or replaced routinely?

  • Is hot food held above 140 degrees?

  • Is food reheated rapidly (not on a steam table) to 165 degrees?

  • Are prepared to order eggs cooked to 145 degrees? Egg dishes 165, "fried" eggs until yolk and white are firm,

  • Is poultry cooked to 165 degrees?

  • Are hamburgers cooked to 160 degrees? Ground poultry mixtures to 165 degrees.

  • Are beef products cooked to 145 degrees?

  • Is fish cooked to 145 degrees (or flesh is flaky and opaque)?

Employee Practices

  • Certified personnel? Adequate?

  • # of personnel:

  • Are employees wearing clean clothing?

  • Do employees use hair restraints?

  • Are hand sinks accessible, in good repair, and stocked with soap and paper towels?

  • Do employees only use the hand sink for hand washing?

  • Do employees wash their hands after using the restroom, after break time, and before starting work?

  • Do employees follow good hygiene practices while working with food?

  • Are employees observed washing their hands after handling raw meats, garbage, mops, money, etc?

  • Employees do not eat, drink, or smoke in the kitchen?

  • Are employees free of any illness or infections?

Kitchen and Equipment

  • Is all food equipment washed, rinsed, and sanitized after use?

  • Is the sanitizing rinse at the 3 compartment sink at the proper concentration?

  • Is the dish machine final rinse at the proper concentration?

  • Does the dish machine reach the proper temperature and is it tested regularly?

  • Is the kitchen kept clean in all areas?

  • No evidence of vermin, bugs, or droppings?

  • Are chemicals labeled and stored separated from food areas?

Facility

  • Are floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair?

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  • Are all restrooms clean and stocked with soap, paper towels, and toilet paper?

  • Is dumpster kept closed, clean and organized area?

  • External trash removed immediately?

  • Outside: is area for receiving food and supplies free of insect and rodent infestations?

Other:

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Action Plan

  • Action plan due to Infection Control by: Action plan as decided by department Director and/or their designee:

  • Infection Control Practitioner

  • Food and Nutrition Services Director or Designee

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