Temperature log

The machine's temperature at every visit, plus your freezer, fridge or van, with what you did whenever it was too warm.

A sample written for a pizza machine from FSAI guidance. Change it to fit how you work: your EHO has the final say. Words in [brackets] are for you to fill in.

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Temperature log

The entries in italics are made-up examples, to show how it's filled in.

Business
Machine and site
Week starting

How to use it

  • Record the machine's temperature at every visit, and your store freezer or fridge every working day.
  • Read the machine's display or app, and check it with your probe thermometer [weekly].
  • Machine and fridge: 5°C or below (the machine is set at about 3°C). Freezer: -18°C or colder.
  • If it's too warm, find out for how long from the app's history, fix the cause, decide what happens to the stock, and write it on the corrective action log.

Temperatures

Date Time Unit Reading (°C) Probe check (°C) OK? Action if not OK Initials
Mon 7 Dec 10:15 Machine, [site] 3.1 3.4 Yes AB
Mon 7 Dec 08:30 Store freezer -20 Yes AB
Wed 9 Dec 10:40 Machine, [site] 3.0 Yes AB
Fri 11 Dec 11:05 Machine, [site] 6.2 6.0 No Door not shut properly, about 40 minutes. Closed it: 3.4°C after 30 minutes. See corrective action log AB

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