Food safety templates and guides

HACCP plan template

What a practical HACCP plan should include before you turn it into a site-specific document.

Corrective action log template

How to document deviations, root causes, and actions taken to restore process control.

Product recall procedure template

The structure a recall procedure needs to enable a fast, traceable withdrawal or recall.

Allergen matrix template

How to structure allergen information so kitchen and front-of-house teams can use it.

Cleaning and disinfection SOP

How to draft a cleaning SOP that is specific enough to follow and simple enough to keep updated.

Temperature monitoring log template

What to include in fridge, freezer, hot-hold, and corrective action logs.

Pest control log template

How to record pest activity findings, contractor visits, and remedial actions.

Waste management log template

A structure for recording food waste disposal, condemned stock, and waste contractor details.

Waste management SOP template

How to write a waste management procedure covering segregation, storage, contractor arrangements, and compliance.

Traceability log template

What one-step-back, one-step-forward traceability records should capture for EU and UK compliance.

Supplier approval questionnaire

Questions and evidence points food businesses use when approving or re-approving suppliers.

Food safety audit checklist

A practical structure for monthly internal review and inspection preparation.

EU and UK food safety document checklist

A broader authority asset covering HACCP, SOPs, allergen, traceability, monitoring, and audit-readiness documents.

Food safety management system template

How to structure the overarching FSMS document that ties your HACCP plan, SOPs, and records together.

Employee food safety training record

What training records should capture to demonstrate staff competence during inspections.

Personal hygiene policy template

The key elements a staff hygiene policy should cover to be enforceable and inspection-ready.

Incoming goods inspection template

What to record when goods arrive — supplier, product, quantity, condition, and temperature — to maintain traceability from the point of receipt.

Customer complaint log template

How to record, investigate, and close customer complaints in a way that feeds back into your HACCP and corrective action process.

Equipment calibration log template

What calibration records should capture for probes, scales, and other critical measuring equipment used in food safety monitoring.