FSSAI compliance
Ready for the food safety inspector, any day of the year.
Temperatures, cleaning, pest and hygiene checks done on time at every outlet, each with the photo behind it.
Fridge and freezer temperature log
ExampleFreezer 2: photo of the display
Limit: −18 °C or colder
Read −12.4 °C. Failed reading
Shows up as a failed reading in head office's Pulse.
Example: a photo of Freezer 2's display at the Koramangala outlet is read as −12.4 °C, outside the −18 °C limit, so the reading fails and is flagged.
The problem
The log says 4 °C. Nobody looked at the chiller.
Paper logs get filled in at the end of the shift, from memory. Ops AI takes each reading from a photo of the display, when it's due.
51
questions on FSSAI's Hygiene Rating checklist for restaurants
10
are critical. Fail one and the outlet is non-compliant
1 year
of records the auditor expects to see
Source: FSSAI Hygiene Rating checklist for restaurants (opens in a new tab)
The 10 critical questions
Each one has a check in Ops AI.
The questions that decide compliance, and the check in Ops AI that keeps the evidence.
- Q8*
Potable water
Tested to IS 10500 every six months
The test report tracked with its expiry. Reminders go out before the next test is due.
Licences module - Q23*
Thawing
Meat, fish and poultry thawed at 5 °C or below
Your thawing step, with a photo of the fridge display.
Your checklist - Q24*
Cooking
Core temperature by veg and non-veg
Probe in the photo. AI reads it, and a low reading is flagged.
Library template - Q25*
Cooling
60 °C to 21 °C, then down to 5 °C
A probe reading at each stage, against your limits.
Library template - Q27*
Holding
Hot 65 °C (non-veg 70 °C), cold 5 °C, frozen −18 °C
Every chiller, freezer and hot counter read from a photo of its display.
Library template - Q28*
Reheating
Core temperature of 75 °C
A reheat reading with the probe in the photo.
Library template - Q32*
Food transport
Clean vehicles, right temperature
A dispatch check: the vehicle and its temperature, photographed.
Your checklist - Q41*
Pests
No sign of pest activity
Traps, bait stations and entry gaps, photographed and checked.
Library template - Q46*
Personal hygiene
Clean uniform, nails, no loose jewellery
Every food handler checked at the start of the shift.
Library template - Q51*
Records
Kept for at least a year
Every check kept with its photo, time, place and who did it.
Audit trail
Source: FSSAI Hygiene Rating checklist for restaurants (opens in a new tab)
The rest of the checklist
The other 41, on the same record.
Control of operations
Deliveries checked for temperature and dates. AI reads the batch, expiry and FSSAI number off the label.
Maintenance and sanitation
Deep cleaning, grease traps and exhaust hoods, and equipment maintenance, on schedule with proof.
Training and records
Food-handler lessons with quizzes and scores, in the Training add-on (admin console today, on the phone next). A monthly internal audit, scored section by section.
Your own audit
Run the whole checklist as a monthly audit, along the lines of FSSAI Schedule 4.
Licences
No outlet trading on a lapsed licence.
Every outlet's FSSAI licence, with its expiry and an owner, in the Licences module we switch on for you. Reminders go out before it's due.
Licences and certificates
Example- Due 14 Dec
FSSAI licence
Whitefield
- Due 2 Jan
FSSAI licence
HSR Layout
- Valid
Water test report
Koramangala
- Valid
Pest control contract
Jayanagar
- Valid
Fire NOC
Indiranagar
Head office
Ask which outlet missed its chiller log.
Missed logs and failed readings show up by outlet, zone and day. Ask in plain English or Hindi, and the answer comes with the numbers behind it.
Answered from your reports
Which outlets missed the chiller log this week?
3 of 6 Bengaluru outlets missed at least one chiller log this week. Jayanagar missed the most.
- Jayanagar
- 4 of 21 missed
- HSR Layout
- 2 of 21 missed
- Koramangala
- 1 of 21 missed
3 numbers checked against checklist resultsOpen checklist results
Draft broadcast
Send a reminder to the 3 outlet managers, with acknowledgement required.
In the kitchen
Made for the people who do the checks.
Works offline
In the cold room and the basement store.
Indian languages
Five built in: Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and English. We add the one your kitchen speaks.
On their phone
Sign in with a mobile number.
What ZealMint is not
ZealMint isn't an FSSAI auditor and doesn't give hygiene ratings. It keeps the evidence an auditor asks for, ready on the day they ask.
Questions
Quick answers.
Does ZealMint give us an FSSAI hygiene rating?
No. Ratings come from an FSSAI-recognised audit agency. ZealMint keeps your daily evidence in order, so the audit goes well.
Can we use our own SOPs and limits?
Yes. Start from the restaurant templates, or upload your SOP and AI drafts the checklist. You set the temperature limits.
How does the AI read a temperature?
Staff photograph the display or probe. AI reads the number, fills it in and compares it with what they typed. A reading outside your limit is flagged.
Does it renew our licence on FoSCoS?
No. Renewal happens on FoSCoS. ZealMint reminds the owner before the licence is due and tracks the renewal until it's done.
Can we show an inspector the records?
Yes. Every check is kept with its photo, time, place and who did it, by outlet and date.
Bring one outlet's food safety logs.
We'll set them up in Ops AI and show you what the photos catch.
- Access enforced in the database
- Every change logged, before and after
- Every number traced to its photo
- Security
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