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Food and COVID 19 Safety Checklist

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Stay on top of food safety during COVID 19 with a practical checklist for kitchens and food businesses. It covers cleaning and disinfection, handling packaged food and fresh produce, safe temperatures for meat and seafood, guidance for bulk purchasing, wild game handling, and nutrition tips. Use it to standardize procedures, train staff, and reduce contamination risks.

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Digitize any process, procedure or policy

Eliminate mistakes made by paper-based processes

Create and share professional reports instantly

Confirm accountability and compliance with a digital log

With Mitti you can

Digitize any process, procedure or policy

Eliminate mistakes made by paper-based processes

Create and share professional reports instantly

Confirm accountability and compliance with a digital log

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Mitti (by SafetyCulture) is the operations system for every site, shift and standard. Trusted by 80,000 organizations in 190 countries, Mitti publishes free checklists, SOP templates, audit checklists and toolbox talk topics that turn paper processes into a digital audit trail. Download one, put it to work on your next inspection or shift, and see why teams keep coming back for more.

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