Free food safety templates, ready to print.
18 printable A4 logs and checklists for UK cafes, restaurants, bakeries and pubs. No sign-up, no email. Each one comes with the rules behind it and a link to the official guidance.
Temperature logs
Fridge temperature log
Free printable fridge temperature log for UK kitchens. AM and PM readings for up to six fridges, a week per page, with space for actions and initials.
Freezer temperature log
Free printable freezer temperature log for cafes and restaurants. One daily reading per freezer for a week, with space for actions and initials.
Hot holding temperature log
Free printable hot holding log for UK kitchens. Record bain-marie and hot cupboard temperatures through service, with times, readings and actions.
Cooking and reheating log
Free printable cooking and reheating temperature log. Record core temperatures for cooked and reheated food, with the time held and who checked it.
Cooling log
Free printable cooling log for kitchens. Record when cooked food started cooling, its temperature at each check, and when it went into the fridge.
Probe thermometer check log
Free printable probe thermometer check log. Record ice-water and boiling-water checks for each probe, the result, and what you did if it failed.
Opening, closing and inspection
Cafe opening checklist
Free printable cafe opening checklist: fridges, hand-wash stations, surfaces, pests, staff fitness and stock. Tick each day of the week and initial.
Restaurant closing checklist
Free printable restaurant closing checklist: PM fridge temps, food covered and labelled, cleaning, waste and security. A week per page with initials.
Inspection day checklist
Free printable EHO inspection day checklist: the records, documents and checks to have ready when a food safety officer visits a UK kitchen.
Cleaning and pest control
Kitchen cleaning schedule
Free printable kitchen cleaning schedule: what to clean, how often, which product, and who did it, with a tick box for each day of the week.
Deep clean rota
Free printable weekly deep clean rota for kitchens. One bigger job for each day of the week, with who did it and when, so it actually gets done.
Pest control checklist
Free printable daily pest control walk-round sheet for kitchens: droppings, gnawing, insects, proofing and bait points, with actions and initials.
Deliveries, waste and display
Delivery and goods-in log
Free printable food delivery and goods-in log: supplier, product, temperature, use-by date, condition and accepted or rejected, with initials.
Food waste log
Free printable food waste log for cafes and restaurants: what was thrown away, how much, why, and the cost, so you can spot patterns and order better.
Cake display and rotation log
Free printable cake display log for cafes and bakeries: cakes out of and back into the fridge, times, and what was thrown away.
Staff records
Staff training record
Free printable staff food hygiene training record: course, provider, date, refresher due and certificate seen, for every member of your team.
Fitness to work record
Free printable fitness to work record for food handlers: illness reported, symptoms, date symptoms stopped, and the date they were cleared to return.
Allergens
Allergen matrix
Free printable allergen matrix for UK cafes and restaurants: every dish against the 14 allergens, so staff can answer customers accurately.
Prefer it on your phone?
Daybook keeps the same checks as these sheets, signed by name and time on each person’s iPhone, and turns them into an inspection record for any dates.