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Facility End of Day Sanitation Checklist

by Mariia Melnychuk, from the Community

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This end of day sanitation checklist standardizes cleaning for food processing facilities. It guides teams through pre sanitation, first rinse and debris removal, degrease and scrub, rinse and spot check, and final sanitize steps. Detailed sections cover formulation and grinding areas, packaging lines, bone production rooms, dish sanitation zones, and shipping and receiving. Tasks include shutting down equipment, removing product and waste, draining foot baths, verifying sanitizer concentration, clearing drains, and squeegeeing water to floor drains. Roles for completed by, inspected by, corrective actions, and verification are included to support GMP and HACCP compliance and next day readiness.

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