Suits hospitality venues and small groups, with named roles and a testing plan.
Microbiological testing procedure
Sample document. Adapt it to your own business and have it reviewed.
- Purpose
- To that controls are working, by testing food against set .
- Roles
- : plans and samples. Head chef or manager: acts on results. Verifier: reviews results monthly.
- Testing plan
- Table of foods, organisms, frequency and , drawn from the food safety plan.
- Laboratory
- for the tests listed. The scope of accreditation is on file.
- Sampling
- As-served portion in a sterile container, labelled, and kept cold. Sample temperature recorded.
- Results
- Reviewed on the day they arrive, against the plan's .
- Failures
- Product held, manager told the same day, recorded, cause found, and retest after correction.
- Records
- and actions kept for at least the time the plan sets, longer than the shelf life.