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Safe Food Five GM Internal Verification Audit

by Fiona Welsh, from the Community

This Safe Food Five GM Internal Verification Audit checklist helps grocery stores and supermarkets assess compliance with core food safety requirements across all departments, including inwards goods, produce, deli, seafood, meat, bakery, perishables, longlife, online, and checkouts. Use it to verify temperature monitoring, allergen separation, hygiene and handwashing, pest control, labelling, calibration, record keeping, recalls, and corrective actions. Includes prompts for staff training, equipment cleanliness, storage practices, and follow up of issues from previous audits.

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Safe Food Five Internal Verification Audit
This internal verification audit checklist helps grocery and supermarket teams uphold Safe Food Five standards across departments including Inwards Goods, Produce, Bulk Foods, Deli, Seafood, Meat, Bakery, Perishables, LongLife, Online, and Checkouts. It focuses on temperature monitoring and corrective actions, calibration, pest control, allergen separation, ingredient labelling, personal hygiene, handwashing, cleaning and sanitising practices, record-keeping, recalls, and presentation standards. Use it to verify compliance, identify issues, and rate cleanliness and overall food safety culture while ensuring training, documentation, and follow-up actions are completed.
by Fiona Welsh, from the Community
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Safe Food Five Countdown Audit Checklist
Ensure robust food safety compliance across your supermarket or grocery store with this Safe Food Five countdown internal verification audit. The checklist guides managers through inwards goods, administration and recalls, pest control, equipment calibration, and water supply documentation. Department sections cover produce, bulk foods, deli, seafood, meat, bakery, perishables, long-life aisles, online order packing, and checkouts. Verify temperature checks, date rotation, allergen separation, hygiene and handwashing, cleaning and sanitising, labeling, MAP stacking, and record keeping. Use it to review previous corrective actions and maintain consistent standards.
by Kit Harding, from the Community
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Meat Food Safety Inspection Checklist
This meat food safety inspection checklist helps retailers and food service teams verify safe handling practices from receiving to display. Cover personal hygiene, sanitation, allergen control, product identification and date coding, temperature monitoring, thawing, storage, and cross-contamination prevention. Inspect equipment and facilities, verify logs for grinding and temperatures, and confirm proper chemical use and labeling. Use it to document nonconformities, assign corrective actions, and maintain compliance with food safety requirements across meat departments and back-of-house areas.
by Tara Dwyer, from the Community
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Produce Food Safety Inspection Checklist
This produce food safety inspection checklist helps grocery and produce departments verify compliance with core food safety practices. It covers personal hygiene and employee practices, sanitation of food-contact and non-food-contact surfaces, temperature control and thermometer calibration, product identification and date coding, prevention of cross-contamination and allergen cross-contact, proper storage and labeling of chemicals, and cleanliness of equipment, cases, coolers, and drains. It also includes checks for maintaining accurate temperature and cleaning logs and demonstrating active managerial control. Use this checklist to standardize inspections, protect customers, and meet regulatory standards.
by Tara Dwyer, from the Community
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