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Food Safety and Sanitation Audit Checklist

by Claude Guillaume, from the Community

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Use this Food Safety and Sanitation Audit checklist to assess critical controls across your kitchen or food service operation. Verify cooking, reheating, holding, cooling, and thawing temperatures; observe handwashing and illness policies; prevent cross-contamination; confirm sanitizer concentrations; review HACCP logs; and inspect storage, labeling, pest control, equipment, and cleaning practices. Capture photos, scores, and corrective actions to reduce risk, maintain regulatory compliance, and standardize audits across locations.

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