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Food Safety and Hygiene Kitchen Inspection

by Shiva Kumar, from the Community

This hotel kitchen inspection template helps teams uphold rigorous food safety and hygiene standards across back of house operations. It guides reviews of cleanliness and deep cleaning schedules, premises condition, and equipment maintenance. Sections cover good hygiene practices, hand washing, and personal hygiene of food handlers. Storage controls include dry store setup, chiller and freezer housekeeping, labeling, FIFO, and segregation. Critical control points are verified for cooking, reheating, cooling, hot and cold holding, and overall temperature control. The checklist also addresses pest control, waste management, thermometer availability and calibration, staff training and records, pot and dish wash operations, and ice machine sanitation. Designed for hotel and restaurant kitchens, it supports compliance and consistent audit documentation.

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