Your Ultimate Food Safety Diary & Checklists for Top Food Hygiene Ratings

The traditional method of managing food safety standards through paper-based checklists and diaries is time-consuming and prone to errors.
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Telsen is a modern alternative that transforms this process, providing a streamlined approach to managing your food safety diary and kitchen health and safety checklists.

Importance of Food Safety Diaries and Checklists

Whether you're a restaurant, a catering company, or a food manufacturer, our software helps you create detailed internal kitchen health and safety checklists covering all aspects of food safety auditing and HACCP checks.

From creating a food hygiene rating checklist and monitoring equipment maintenance to maintaining an effective cool chain and conducting employee training, you can ensure that every critical area is thoroughly assessed.

Types of Food Safety Checklists

Opening Checks:

Ensure all equipment is functioning properly.
Verify that all surfaces are clean and sanitised.
Check that all ingredients are stored correctly.

Cleaning Checks:

Document that all cleaning tasks have been completed.
Ensure that cleaning schedules are followed.
Verify the use of proper cleaning chemicals and procedures.

Closing Checks:

Confirm that all equipment is turned off or set to safe modes.
Ensure that all food is stored properly.
Document that all cleaning tasks are completed before closing.

Cooking Checks:

Record cooking temperatures to ensure food is cooked safely, and if not, corrective actions have been logged.
Verify that all food handling procedures are followed.
Check that cross-contamination prevention measures are in place.

Delivery Checks:

Ensure that all incoming deliveries meet safety standards.
Check the temperatures of delivered goods.
Document the condition of delivered items and any discrepancies.

Fridge/Freezer Temperature Checks:

Regularly monitor and record temperatures to ensure food is stored safely.
Verify that fridges and freezers are functioning correctly.
Ensure that temperature records are up-to-date and accurate.

Modernise Your Process With Telsen

Our software helps you create, manage, and store all your food safety documentation, including food hygiene daily checklists and HACCP checks, in one place, making it easy to access and keep up to date. This digital transformation offers several key benefits:

Real-Time Monitoring

Our software offers fully-automated real-time monitoring of critical parameters such as fridge and freezer temperatures. Instant alerts notify you of any deviations, allowing for immediate corrective action and preventing potential food safety issues.

Automated Record Keeping

All records are stored digitally, making it easy to maintain comprehensive documentation. This automated record-keeping ensures that you are always prepared for EHO inspections and can easily demonstrate food safety due diligence.

Customisable Checklists

Using Telsen, you can replace cumbersome paper checklists with digital ones, allowing for easier tracking and management. The software’s intuitive interface ensures that staff can quickly and accurately complete checklists and diaries, reducing the risk of human error.

Whether you need a food hygiene rating checklist, a kitchen health and safety checklist, or a food hygiene daily checklist, Telsen can accommodate your HACCP requirements.

Streamlining Compliance with Telsen

One of our clients, a busy catering company, faced challenges in managing their extensive food safety documentation, especially across multiple sites and over weekends when people aren’t working. By implementing Telsen’s software, they’re now able to digitise their food safety diaries and checklists, significantly reducing the time spent on paperwork. Team members are notified exactly when they need to carry out tasks, whether it's daily checklists, or HACCP checks.

Telsen helps them ensure that any devices monitored with sensors are compliant 24/7, and if not, they get an instant alert.

One of the biggest benefits they’ve had from using Telsen is that they no longer need to struggle to read handwriting or worry about losing paperwork, as Telsen has a standardised format that's easy to learn and generates automatic reports which are immediately visible at their head office.