Restaurant Food Safety

Food safety is a critical part of any food service organisation, the consequences of breaching food safety standards can be disastrous both financially and legally.

Under new legislation introduced in 2006, all UK businesses in the food industry are required to have the following:

Food management systems based on HACCP principles
Documentation and record keeping proportionate to the size and nature of the business
Training in HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is vital for food safety but as a traditional, paper based system it can be over complex and time consuming. Paper based systems are also problematic for multi site operators and the cost of centrally collating and analysing data is time consuming and therefore expensive.

Mcdonalds check list BrandM8 replaces paper based checklists with intelligent electronic checklists that can be completed online, on a PDA, on a Smartphone or tablet PC like the iPad. All completed checklists are stored centrally on a secure server online. Information can be accessed by on-site managers, area managers, head office and internal or external auditors.

Within a food service environment, BrandM8 can be used in the following areas:

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) audits
Cold & Dry Product Storage checks
Cooking, Preparation & Reheating checks
Time & Temperature checks
Cross Contamination checks
Hot Holding checks
Chilling checks
Delivery checks
Personal Hygiene
Employee training records

Key features of BrandM8 significant to food safety auditing:

Replace one dimensional paper checks with smart, dynamic digital checklists
Automatic collation of data for analysis and reporting
PDA temperature probe integration provides accurate temperature recordings
Intelligent workflow allows the creation of follow up checklists for corrective action
Location barcodes ensure that checks are carried out at a specific location
Audits can be time specific to ensure that checks are done at a specific time
Alerts can be used to schedule audits
Centralised control, deployment and reporting ideal for multi site operators