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Weekly Food Factory Audit Checklist

by Andy Broomfield, from the Community

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Conduct a comprehensive weekly audit across food factory areas including changing rooms, burger and sausage production, ingredient handling, chillers and freezers, smoking and bacon rooms, catering and wholesale zones, and goods in and out. Verify PPE and hygiene practices, handwashing and sterilizers, cleanliness, condensation control, storage off the floor, pallet condition, traceability and durability labeling, allergen control, and product temperatures. Include checks for ready to eat areas, dry aging, tray wash, and outside areas, plus pest control and staff behaviors.

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