Annual Food Safety Inspection Checklist
Use this checklist to help you create a food program that ensures safety and health.
MaintainX
07/23/2022
Annual Food Safety Inspection Checklist
Use this checklist to help you create a food program that ensures safety and health.
Purchasing and receiving goods
Are incoming goods record sheets completed by staff?
Is your approved suppliers list up to date?
Are approved supplier agreement forms completed for all suppliers on your approved suppliers list?
Cold and frozen storage
Have temperature control logs been completed for all fridges and freezers?
Have staff indicated on record sheets what corrective action they took if the fridge or freezer has too hot?
Is there enough room in the fridge for cold air to circulate properly?
Dry storage
Is the dry storage area clean and tidy?
Are foods kept in sealed containers or bags?
Are containers and bags correctly labelled?
Cooking and reheating food
Are temperature control logs completed when staff heat or cook food?
Pest control
Are all areas clean and free from food particles and other waste that may attract pests?
Has your premises been treated by your pest control operator at the correct intervals outlined in your food safety program?
Has the pest control record sheet been completed?
Cleaning and sanitising
Are cleaning and sanitising logs completed?
Are staff sanitising all food preparation areas and dining tables?
Are dishes and utensils sanitised?
Facility and equipment maintenance
Has all equipment been checked?
Is all equipment operating correctly?
Have all temperature-measuring devices been checked for calibration?
Is the equipment maintenance and calibration of thermometers record completed?
Staff instruction/training
Have all staff been instructed/trained so that they have the appropriate skills and knowledge in food hygiene and handling for the tasks they do?
Is your staff training record up to date?
Are relevant food safety posters and information on display?
Is food safety addressed at staff meetings?
Food safety program
Have there been any changes to the forms used in your food safety program?
If so, have the relevant sections in the food safety program folder been replaced?
Food safety program audit
Have audits been conducted at the correct frequency?
Have any problems been identified?
Have these problems been rectified?
Source: MaintainX (Community Member)