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Top 12 Food Safety Checklist

by Carol Mathieson, from the Community

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This food safety checklist covers the 12 critical checks restaurants should perform, including proper handwashing, approved sanitizing concentrations, cross-contamination prevention, soft-serve machine hygiene, required hot water temperatures, cookout logging and verification, potentially hazardous foods temperature and time control, pest control, unapproved item checks, and health inspection follow-ups. Use it to support daily compliance and consistent food safety practices across sites.

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