A useful food safety check-list for business owners
In general, small business owners are time-poor, focused on internal operations, and more often than not lack food safety-related skills and knowledge to guide their team effectively.
They also lack the knowledge to understand the appropriate food safety records they need to maintain (eg. Food Control Plans / Food Safety Plans) in order to be proactive about food safety management.
Businesses could benefit by using training providers who incorporate this knowledge into their own basic training.
A useful check-list for business owners could include:
- Management details
- Temperature records (chillers ≤ 4°C, freezers ≥ -18°C, cooked product ≥ 80°C)
- Staff training record
- Inwards goods record
- Cleaning schedule
- Pest control record
- Managing food allergens
- Sickness record
- Maintenance record
- Transport of food record
- Off-site catering record
For a free template of these records for your business, email [email protected]
