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Sanitation Verification Log Template (Free)

Log – Sanitation Verification

Cleaning logs say the work was done; verification says it worked. This log captures your swab results – ATP or micro – against defined limits, with trending so you spot the slide before it becomes a failure.

Instructions: Swab per the verification schedule at the defined points (food-contact surfaces, post-clean). Record results against the pass/fail limits immediately. Any fail triggers re-cleaning, re-swabbing, and investigation – a failed swab with no follow-up is just expensive decoration.

Record details

  • Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
  • Swabbed by: [Name]
  • Method: [ATP / micro]
  • Limits: [Pass ≤ / Fail > ]

Acceptance criteria

Anything outside these criteria is a deviation – act, record, and tell QA.

  • Results within defined limits at all points
  • Fails re-cleaned, re-swabbed and investigated

Log

Location / pointTime swabbedResultPass / FailCorrective actionRe-swab resultInitials
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]
[Location / point][Time swabbed][Result][Pass / Fail][Corrective action][Re-swab result][Initials]

Notes and corrective action

Trend the data monthly – we’ve seen plants catch a failing cleaning chemical, a worn brush head, and a new starter’s technique, all from swab trends before any product was affected.

  • [Describe any deviation, action taken, and product disposition.]

Review

Reviewed by (name / signature)DateComments
[Name / Signature][YYYY-MM-DD][Comments]
General use: This template contains no country-specific laws or regulator names and suits any food business — restaurant, catering, food manufacturing, retail, or food service. Adapt temperature limits, legal references, and record-retention periods to your local regulations. Provided by GIFSQ · v1.0 · September 2026

Download this template

Free for your food business — fill it in on your computer or print it for the production floor.

Provided by GIFSQ · Adapt limits, legal references and retention periods to your local requirements.