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Back to Basics: Restaurant Food Safety Checklist

by Paola Velazquez, from the Community

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Use this Back to Basics coaching checklist to align restaurant teams on core food safety and operations. Topics include handwashing, illness policy, sanitizer strength, temperature checks and logs, holding timers, station-specific procedures for grill and fryer, storage and contamination controls, PIC thermometer calibration, and Speed Academy tools. Ideal for quick-service locations to standardize practices and drive consistent, safe shifts.

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