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Monaco: for restaurants and takeaways

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In Monaco the app follows Law 1.330, Sovereign Ordinance 1.940 and Ministerial Order 2017-102, which fix kitchen temperatures in law; DASA inspects and there is no public rating.

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Monaco: food hygiene rules

Inspection body
Direction de l’Action Sanitaire (DASA), Division de la Sécurité Sanitaire et Alimentaire
Public rating
No
Languages in the app
Français, English

Your inspection

DASA (Direction de l’Action Sanitaire, Division de la Sécurité Sanitaire et Alimentaire) inspects food businesses (Law 1.330, art. 29–35). Visits are risk-based and often unannounced. No fixed time between visits is published.

The inspector can send a formal notice with a deadline (art. 44). The Minister of State can stop the activity for a time (art. 36). A court can order permanent closure, confiscation and a 5-year trade ban (art. 49). Fines: no approval (agrément), 18 000–90 000 € (art. 8 and 45). Dangerous food on the market, 1 to 6 months in prison and 18 000–90 000 € (art. 46). Blocking controls, 1 to 6 months and 2 250–9 000 € (art. 47). Labelling and traceability faults, 2 250–9 000 € (art. 48).

Hygiene rating

Monaco has no public hygiene rating, sticker or score, and nothing has to be displayed. Chef Hygiene shows no rating card for Monaco.

“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.

Temperatures

  • LawChilled food has a legal maximum for each food: minced meat 2°C, offal 3°C, meat preparations 4°C, poultry and game 4°C, fresh fish and cooked shellfish 2°C, pre-prepared chilled meals 3°C, very perishable food 4°C, other perishable food 8°C (AM 2017-102, Annex I).
  • LawFrozen: ice cream, minced meat and fish products at −18°C. Other frozen food at −12°C (AM 2017-102, Annex I). Chef Hygiene checks −18°C for all.
  • LawHot food must be kept at 63°C or more (AM 2017-102, Annex I).
  • LawCooling: the core must not stay between 63°C and 10°C for more than 2 hours. Then store at 0 to 3°C (AM 2017-102, Annex IV, point 1).
  • LawReheating: no more than 1 hour between 10°C and serving temperature, never below 63°C, and eat it the same day (AM 2017-102, Annex IV, point 3).
  • LawCold dishes are kept at 0 to 3°C. They may be out of the cold at most 2 hours before serving, if at 10°C or less. Chilled pre-prepared dishes keep at most 3 days after production without a shelf-life study, with a use-by date on each pack (AM 2017-102, Annex IV, points 2 and 4).
  • Official guidanceCooking: Monaco law gives no core temperature for normal kitchens. Chef Hygiene checks 70°C for 2 minutes. The operator should justify the figure in the HACCP plan.

Staff, training and health

  • LawFood handlers must be supervised and trained for their work, and HACCP coordinators trained (OS 1.940, Annex II, Chapter XII). Monaco sets no course length, state certificate or renewal. Keep a training log.
  • LawNo one with a food-transmissible disease, infected wounds, skin infection, sores or diarrhoea may handle food. They must report it to the operator (OS 1.940, Annex II, Chapter VIII). No fixed days off or doctor’s note are set in law.
  • LawEvery employee has a general medical fitness exam through the OMT (Law 637/1958). It is not specific to food. The OMT sets how often it is repeated.

Allergens

  • LawAllergen information on the 14 EU allergens must be in writing, easy to read and visible in the public area. Show the allergens themselves, or a written notice saying how to get them. Oral-only is not allowed. It must be in French (OS 7.384, art. 12, 20 and 21).
  • Chef Hygiene defaultChef Hygiene checks for a written list per dish. This is the app’s default.

Fire safety checks

  • LawFire safety for public premises follows the ERP rules (AM 2018-1079). Monaco intervals were not confirmed in the research.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultExtinguishers, fire alarm and emergency lighting: Chef Hygiene suggests a yearly service. Fixed suppression: every 6 months. These are editable good practice, not Monaco law.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultElectrics and gas: Chef Hygiene suggests a yearly check by a qualified person. No Monaco interval was confirmed.

Records

  • LawHACCP-based procedures are required, with records that fit the size of the business (OS 1.940, art. 4).
  • LawRecords of frozen-food temperatures must be kept 1 year or more (AM 2017-103, art. 2). Chef Hygiene keeps all temperature sheets for 1 year.
  • LawBefore opening you need an authorisation to practise from the DEE (Law 1.144 of 1991) and a food-sector approval (agrément) from the Minister of State (Law 1.330, art. 8).

Official sources

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Check with your local authority.

Monaco: the Chef Hygiene app

The app loads these rules for your kitchen, checks your records against them and keeps proof for the inspector.

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