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Hospitality Food Safety Audit Checklist

by Alex Morrissey, from the Community

This hospitality audit template supports a Food Safety Management System aligned with HSE and FSA standards. It covers general knowledge for staff, HACCP and COSHH, allergen management, personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitising, delivery checks and temperature controls, bar operational competency, front and back of house cleanliness, equipment condition, maintenance logging, product handling and storage, and record keeping including probe calibration and cleaning logs. Use it to evaluate readiness for EHO visits and maintain consistent food safety and service quality across restaurant and bar operations.

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