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Food Safety Audit Checklist and SOP

by José Fernando Buenrostro Fernández, from the Community

This Food Safety Audit template helps restaurants and food service teams verify cooking, holding, and storage temperatures; validate equipment performance; enforce sanitation and hygiene; prevent cross-contamination; manage pest control; maintain logs and documentation; and ensure compliance with ServSafe and local health regulations. Sections cover cooking and holding temperatures, refrigeration and freezer checks, operational procedures, general food safety and cleaning, employee hygiene, and regulatory records, with critical points and corrective actions.

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Food Safety Audit Checklist and SOP

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