Hotel Food Safety Inspection Checklist
Incorporating this food safety checklist into your health and safety program not only keeps you compliant and protects the hotel from claims, lawsuits, and other headaches but also encourages staff to act appropriately.
MaintainX
07/19/2022
Hotel Food Safety Inspection Checklist
Incorporating this food safety checklist into your health and safety program not only keeps you compliant and protects the hotel from claims, lawsuits, and other headaches but also encourages staff to act appropriately.
EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER ILLNESS
Are all employees trained, as required, on the Employee Illness Policy?
Ill employees are excluded, restricted or sent home as required?
Are all employees up to date on all immunizations, including a complete hepatitis series?
All customer complaints of illness are addressed by management and reported immediately as required?
Training on how to proceed in the event of a product recall has been provided?
EMPLOYEES
All employees are trained on proper handwashing?
Eating, drinking, or tobacco use is restricted in food areas?
Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat and ready-to-serve food items is restricted?
Facilities are adequately stocked with soap, warm water and paper towel for proper handwashing?
An adequate supply of gloves is available to all employees?
Clean uniforms are worn including proper safety shoes?
Hairnets or hats are worn by all employees?
Staff consume personal beverages or foods only in the designated staff area?
FOOD RECEIVING
Food is purchased from approved suppliers/no home prepared food?
Is food received at proper temperatures? Monitor receiving temperatures and log as required.
Food items received are inspected, separated and damaged foods are discarded or returned?
Itemized supplier records are maintained onsite, so they are readily available?
Food items are stored properly to protect from cross-contamination, in coolers, and food storage areas?
Employees follow FIFO food rotation when new product is received?
All food contact surfaces are properly sanitized between uses; including dishes and utensils, food prep tables and preparation sinks.
Proper scoops are available for service of ice and food, and they are stored properly?
FOOD PROTECTION
Thermometers are calibrated on a regular basis according to manufacturer’s specifications?
Fridges are neat and clean?
All fridges maintain a temperature of or below 40 °F?
Foods outside the fridge are not stored in direct sunlight?
Are foods stored in original packaging or commercial grade air-tight containers?
Food is properly thawed according to health and safety guidelines?
Final cooked temperatures of menu items are monitored and recorded as required?
All hot holding temperatures are maintained, monitored and recorded as required?
Cold holding temperatures are maintained, monitored and recorded as required?
Regular inventory date checks are performed?
What was the date of the last inventory date check?
Potentially hazardous food items are properly date marked and disposed of if date has expired?
CHEMICAL STORAGE
All toxic chemicals are properly labeled?
Are all chemicals stored in a designated area to prevent cross-contamination of food products and equipment?
Sanitizer effectiveness has been tested or monitored and recorded on logs as required?
Employees are properly trained on the proper use and storage of chemicals?
MSDS chemical information is available?
FOOD PREPARATION FACILITIES
All physical facilities are clean and maintained?
Utensils are always sterilized prior to use?
Food surfaces are always cleaned and sterilized prior to use?
Is food equipment always cleaned and sterilized prior to use?
Safe potable water supply is available and protected from back-flow or back siphonage?
Hot and cold water is available at all locations in the facility?
Measures in place to deter insects, rodents or animals?
Dried good stored at least 6″ off the floor, and 18″ from outer walls?
Unauthorized persons are restricted from food preparation and storage areas?
Source: MaintainX (Community Member)