Food Safety Checklist: 12 Critical Checks
by Juan Carlos Ruiz, from the Community
This food safety checklist covers 12 critical checks for restaurants, including handwashing standards, sanitizer concentration, equipment hygiene, hot water temperatures, time control for potentially hazardous foods, cookout logs, cross contamination prevention, allergen management, pest control, and health inspection follow ups. Use it to document compliance, assign actions, and keep the kitchen audit ready.
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