Premises and zoning
☐ Raw materials → finished products flow in one direction (no backflow).
☐ Zones are physically separated: raw materials, processing, packaging, finished products, warehouse.
☐ Cold and hot kitchens do not intersect.
☐ Zones with different temperature regimes (+4°C / +18°C / -18°C) are isolated.
☐ Raw and finished products never cross paths in any zone.
☐ Staff changing rooms do not open directly into production areas.
Surfaces and materials
☐ Walls up to 1.8 m are clad in moisture-resistant, non-porous material (tile, stainless steel, PVC panels).
☐ Floors have no gaps, with a 1.5–2% slope toward the drain.
☐ Ceilings show no peeling, condensation, or mold.
☐ Corners between walls and floor are rounded (not sharp).
☐ Work surfaces are AISI 304 stainless steel or equivalent. Wood is prohibited.
Ventilation and microclimate
☐ The air exchange rate complies with SP RK 4.01-101-2013.
☐ Supply systems are fitted with F7/F8 filters at minimum.
☐ Exhaust in hot kitchens is isolated from the supply air.
☐ Temperature in production areas is +12...+18°C (the standard).
☐ Humidity is 60–75%.
☐ Microclimate measurements are taken at least once a quarter, with records available.
Water and sewerage
☐ Drinking water complies with SanPiN 2.1.4.1074-01 (tests every six months).
☐ Process and domestic sewerage are separate.
☐ Floor drains are fitted with water traps.
☐ Handwashing sinks in every production zone, with touch-free faucets.
☐ A grease trap on the discharge from hot kitchens.
Personnel
☐ Every employee holds a valid health record book (medical check-up once a year).
☐ Completed sanitary-minimum training, recorded in the health book.
☐ Workwear is changed daily and laundered centrally (not at home).
☐ A daily pre-shift log of body temperature and hand checks for pustular lesions.
☐ Employees showing signs of respiratory or gastrointestinal infection are removed from work.
Documentation (what the SES will ask for)
☐ The production control program (PCP).
☐ The HACCP plan + CCP monitoring logs.
☐ Laboratory test reports for raw materials, finished products, swabs, and water.
☐ Contracts with pest control providers (insects/rodents) + treatment certificates.
☐ A solid waste removal contract.
☐ The equipment sanitation log.
☐ The staff hygiene log.
☐ Process instructions + recipes for each SKU.
☐ TR CU 021/2011 declarations of conformity for each SKU.
- 18 — the average number of findings on a first SES audit.
- It pays to run an internal audit 2 weeks before the SES visit.
- Documentation is critical; even a spotless facility will "fail" an audit without its logs.
- Records must be kept daily, not "back-filled" before an inspection.