temperature check

[wonderwoman80]

How often do people check temperature and record it of fridge and freezer f only providing snacks and lunch?

[sarah707]

I check it every day - and record it if something goes wrong

[wonderwoman80]

so you only record temp if not right? Sorry ofsted next week and trying to cover everything! some what stressed!

[sarah707]

Have you got the document - Safer Food Better Business for Childminders?

It's online here -

http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/...bchildminders/

It will tell you everything you need to know about food safety

[miffy]

I don't record fridge or freezer temperatures either - complete waste of time in my very humble opinion.

Miffy xx

[keeks]

How often do people check temperature and record it of fridge and freezer f only providing snacks and lunch?

Me too, it's now a habit, I check it as I make my breakfast, but I only tick on my daily diary that it's been checked and only record if there is a problem.

xx

[moggy]

I don't record fridge or freezer temperatures either - complete waste of time in my very humble opinion.

Miffy xx

Completely agree, I have a fridge thermometer and apply common sense. We are not required to record temps, unless something goes wrong- as it says in the Food Standards Agency childminders folder. So, if I found the fridge too warm, I know there is something wrong with the fridge as it has been working perfectly. So I write it in my Food Standards Agency childminders folder on the pages at the back for your checks, and get the fridge fixed. Never happened to me so far!

[Playmate]

when we replaced our fridge and freezer we bought ones with a digital display on the outside, so we can see it constantly I have never been asked about any food hygiene issues by ofsted, in fact they have never been inside the kitchen

[christine e]

when we replaced our fridge and freezer we bought ones with a digital display on the outside, so we can see it constantly I have never been asked about any food hygiene issues by ofsted, in fact they have never been inside the kitchen

I have one like this too but it is my understanding that you still have to check - a friend of mine who has a nursery was pulled for it by env health because when checked with their thermometer the reading was very different to what was displayed on the outside.

[Chatterbox Childcare]

I don't check mine but my freezer beeps continuously if it gets below the correct temp

[Rachel1983]

i was told by my tutor it must be checked daily and always recorded no matter what even if it is the same or changes...

[BucksCM]

I was told by the EHO who visited me last year that I don't need to write down the tepm. each day. Waste of time and paperwork! Just to write down if something goes wrong.
My fridge/freezer does have the temp on the outside but i still keep a thermometer inside the fridge and check it every so often.