Food Safety Atlas

Keeping records that stand up

A blank on the sheet

The next morning a supervisor finds this on yesterday's sheet. The cook says, "I'm sure it was fine. It's always about 3 degrees."

06:00 cool room reading3.1 °C, initialled
10:00 cool room reading3.4 °C, initialled
14:00 cool room readingBlank
18:00 cool room reading3.2 °C, initialled
Auditor dueThis morning
Sensor record for the unitNone fitted

Sample data for illustration.

What do you do with the blank?

Choose an answer to see what good and bad look like, and what to do.

Illustration only, not advice for your business. Your plan, law and adviser come first.