Guides
Plain guides to food hygiene rules, inspections and kitchen safety, for your country. Every fact links to its official source.
United States: food hygiene guides
Set up Chef Hygiene
Create your account, set up a shared kitchen tablet, and put the app on your staff's phones, step by step.
United States: food inspections
Who inspects your kitchen, how an inspection works and whether there is a public hygiene rating.
United States: food temperature rules
The food temperatures your kitchen must keep, and the rules behind them.
United States: allergens
What your kitchen must tell customers about allergens.
United States: staff sickness and training
Training, food handler rules and when sick staff must stay away from food.
United States: fire safety
Fire safety checks for your kitchen, and how often they are due.
United States: records to keep
The records and registrations your kitchen must keep.
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