Kitchen food safety logs
The temperature log, read off the display.
Fridges, hot-holding, cooling and deliveries at every outlet, each number read from a photo and checked.
Cooking and cooling log
ExampleCooling, stage 1 at 2 h: photo of the display
Limit: 21 °C or below
Read 27.5 °C. Failed reading
Shows up as a failed reading in head office's Pulse.
Example: the probe photo for a batch two hours into cooling at the HSR Layout outlet is read as 27.5 °C, above the 21 °C limit, so the reading fails and is flagged.
The problem
Every fridge reads 4 °C, every morning, in pen.
Paper logs get filled in from memory at the end of the shift. Ops AI reads the number off the photo.
Were the fridges in range?
The checklist says:
"4 °C" every dayOps AI checks: Each display read from its photo and compared with what was typed
Was the food held hot enough?
The checklist says:
Ticked: yesOps AI checks: Probe reading read from the photo, with the probe in the food
Did the batch cool in time?
The checklist says:
Ticked: yesOps AI checks: Two probe readings, at 2 hours and at 6 hours, each from a photo
Was the delivery accepted properly?
The checklist says:
SignedOps AI checks: Invoice number, label expiry, batch and FSSAI number read off the photos
Are the kitchen staff ready?
The checklist says:
Ticked: yesOps AI checks: Grooming photo checked: head covering, apron, no jewellery visible
The size of the problem · Published research, not our numbers. Each one has its source.
US$15 billion
lost to unsafe food in India each year, in productivity alone
1 in 4
food samples tested by India's regulators failed the standards in 2022–23 (targeted samples)
Ready to use
Kitchen logs that ship with Ops AI.
Start from the library and set your own limits. What the AI reads is on each one.
Fridge and freezer log
Every cold unit's temperature, door seals and storage.
Reads the display
Cooking and hot-holding log
Core temperatures for cooking, reheating and hot holding.
Reads the probe · checks it's in the food
Two-stage cooling log
Cooked food cooled at 2 hours and 6 hours, then labelled.
Reads both probes · reads the label
Goods receiving
Chilled deliveries, packaging, labels and the invoice.
Reads the probe, invoice and label
Staff hygiene and grooming
Head covering, apron and jewellery before the shift.
Checks the photo
Pest control inspection
Signs of pests and gaps, photographed when found.
Checks the photo
Kitchen opening checklist
Chiller and freezer readings, a clean line, before service.
Reads both displays
Food safety audit
A monthly audit along the lines of FSSAI Schedule 4.
Reads the licence and water report
Plus deep cleaning, bar and ice machine, allergen orders and dining area readiness.
For area managers
Know which kitchen's logs slipped, before the inspector does.
Every outlet side by side
Missed logs and failed readings by outlet, zone and day.
The photo behind every number
Open any reading and see the display it was read from.
Ready for FSSAI
The same logs cover FSSAI's critical temperature questions.
Head office
Ask which kitchens let a reading slip this week.
Ask in plain English or Hindi; 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.
Questions
Quick answers.
What the AI doesn't do
It reads the expiry date, batch and FSSAI number off a label, but doesn't check them against any register. It reads each temperature and compares it with what was typed; the limits are yours to set.
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 a failed reading.
Can we set our own temperature limits?
Yes. Every reading has the limits you set, and the help text staff see says what good looks like.
Does it work in the cold room with no signal?
Yes. Logs are filled offline and sent when the phone reconnects; photos taken without signal are checked by AI then, and a failed one is flagged for the manager instead of blocked.
Does this cover FSSAI inspections?
These logs answer FSSAI's critical temperature questions. The FSSAI page maps all ten critical questions to checks in Ops AI.
Bring one kitchen's temperature 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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