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Food Safety Audit Checklist

by rashi pasari, from the Community

This food safety audit checklist helps restaurants and food service teams verify critical controls and maintain compliance. It covers cooking and hot holding temperatures, refrigeration and freezer ranges, grill and fryer settings, thermometer calibration, and temperature logging. Sections include operational procedures, cross-contamination prevention, sanitizer concentration, cleaning and NSF equipment standards, storage and FIFO, and sanitation of food contact surfaces. It also checks employee hygiene, pest control documentation, permits and inspections, MSDS availability, first aid kits, and training and certifications such as ServSafe. Use it to document issues, corrective actions, and signatures during routine audits.

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