Fridge and Freezer Temperature Log

Daily temperature records for chilled and frozen storage, plus cooking, reheating, cooling, hot-holding and probe calibration logs – with the limits and corrective actions set out clearly.

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Hospitality & food

Fridge and Freezer Temperature Log

About this document

What it’s for

A complete set of temperature records: twice-daily fridge and freezer checks, and logs for cooking, reheating, cooling and hot holding. It sets out the legal limits and targets and tells staff exactly what to do when a reading is out of range.

When to use it

  • Every day you store, cook or hold food
  • To provide evidence of temperature control (a critical control point) to inspectors
  • When investigating a fridge fault or a customer complaint

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part 1 – Limits, targets and how to check
  • How to take readings
  • What to do if a reading is out of range
  • Unit register
  • Monthly probe calibration
  • Weekly manager review

How to complete it

  • List every fridge, freezer and hot-holding unit in the unit register
  • Print enough log pages for a month and keep them together
  • Record the actual reading – not just a tick – and initial each entry
  • Write the action taken for every out-of-range reading

Key points to check

  • Scotland: reheating to 82°C is a legal requirement, and FSS expects chilled food at 5°C or below

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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