Viewing and Creating Food Safety Checklists

Food Safety Checklists are lists of steps taken to ensure that food is stored and prepared in a way that limits hazards. Food Safety Checklists are standard (predefined) and user-defined checklists that you can print, complete, and keep for your records. Standard Food Safety Checklists cannot be edited.

Viewing Food Safety Checklists

WebSMARTT provides an extensive list of standard Food Safety Checklists as well as the ability to create your own.

Click any Food Safety Checklist to view it in detail.

The Food Safety Checklist displays a list of steps. Use the Completed column to indicate whether a step has been fulfilled. If a step was not completed, use the Corrective Action field to explain what steps were taken to account for not completing the step. Below the list, you may find information on list, such as who is assigned to complete it, how current it is, and its intended schedule.

The detailed checklist may be printed and used for record keeping.

Creating a New Food Safety Checklist 

If you want to create a Food Safety Checklist that is not already covered by the default list, use the Food Safety Checklist Wizard and create a new checklist.

1. On the Food Safety Checklists page, you may add a completely new checklist by clicking Add New, or you may create a Food Safety Checklist similar to an existing one by selecting a checklist from the drop-down menu and clicking Add Copy.
   
2. After the Wizard opens, enter a Name for the Food Safety Checklist.
3. Enter a Description for the new Food Safety Checklist.
4. Click Next.
   
5. Enter steps associated with the Food Safety Checklist. You may add more steps by clicking Add a Task. Click the red X next to a step to remove it. Use the arrows to change the order of the steps.
6. Click Next.
   
7. Enter verification and record-keeping notes. These include details about what records are to be maintained, how they are to be maintained, and what verification process is to be used.
8. Under Assigned to, enter the person who will be responsible for implementing the Food Safety Checklist.
9. Under Execution Schedule, enter the schedule by which the Food Safety Checklist is to be executed.
10. Under Created by, enter the name of the person who created the Food Safety Checklist.
11. Under Date Created, enter the date the Food Safety Checklist was created.
12. Under Last Revised By, enter the name of the person who last revised the Food Safety Checklist.
13. Under Date Revised, enter the last date the Food Safety Checklist was revised.
14. If the Food Safety Checklist has been implemented, check the Implemented box.
15. Under Implemented by, enter the name of the person who implemented the Food Safety Checklist. This field is set to "Not Implemented" until the Implemented box is checked.
16. Under Date Implemented, enter the date the Food Safety Checklist was implemented.
17. Click Next.
    
18. Assign the Food Safety Checklist to sites and site groups.
    To select sites or site groups, highlight the site or site group in the right pane and use the < arrow to assign that site or site group. To highlight multiple sites or site groups, hold CTRL or SHIFT and click multiple sites or site groups. To assign every available site or site group, use the << arrow. If you have selected a site or site group in error, highlight the site or site group in the left pane and use the > arrow to un-assign it.
19. Click Next.
    
20. After verifying the information in the wizard, click Save and Finish.