Food Safety Checklist - Desert Venture

This food safety inspection checklist is designed for restaurant operations at Desert Venture. It covers manager certification, policy compliance, health inspections, and daily food safety routines including thermometer calibration. Key sections include employee health and hygiene, pest control, proper handwashing, and glove use. It guides best practices for receiving and storage, preventing cross-contamination, washing produce, and maintaining clean, well-lit facilities. Temperature control is addressed for storage, prep, hot holding, and cooking, including taking and verifying temperatures. The checklist also covers non-food-contact equipment condition and cleanliness, waste handling, and food-contact surfaces and smallwares. Final sections ensure chemical labeling, three-compartment sink setup, correct sanitizer use, approved chemicals, and procedures for bodily fluid cleanup.