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Print-ready A4 signs for fridges, sinks, prep areas and more — made by our trainers, free for your kitchen.

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41 free, print-ready A4 posters and record sheets for professional kitchens: temperatures, allergens, colour-coding, safe methods, workplace safety and daily logs. No sign-up, no email: just download, print and put them to work.

Written to FSA, Food Standards Scotland and HSE guidance. They support your food safety management system; they don’t replace it.

Essential Posters

The posters every kitchen should have on the wall.

Food Safety Temperatures: free A4 kitchen poster

Food Safety Temperatures

Cooking, reheating, hot holding, chilling and freezing: the key temperatures on one poster.

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The 14 Allergens: free A4 kitchen poster

The 14 Allergens

Every allergen you must be able to tell customers about, with common examples.

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How to Wash Your Hands: free A4 kitchen poster

How to Wash Your Hands

Six steps, at least 20 seconds: the poster for above every hand-wash sink.

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Cleaning & Disinfection: free A4 kitchen poster

Cleaning & Disinfection

The six-step, two-stage clean: clean first, then disinfect.

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Customer Allergy Notice: free A4 kitchen poster

Customer Allergy Notice

For the counter or menu board: asks customers to tell staff about allergies before ordering.

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Colour-Coded Kitchen

Boards, stations and cloths: one colour, one job.

Chopping Board & Knife Colours: free A4 kitchen poster

Chopping Board & Knife Colours

The colour system in one chart, with space to match your own site.

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Station Sign: Raw Food: free A4 kitchen poster

Station Sign: Raw Food

Red-zone sign: keep raw food and its juices away from ready-to-eat food.

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Station Sign: Cooked Meat: free A4 kitchen poster

Station Sign: Cooked Meat

Yellow-zone sign for preparing cooked meat safely.

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Station Sign: Allergy Orders: free A4 kitchen poster

Station Sign: Allergy Orders

Purple-zone sign: confirm the allergen, control cross-contact, hand over clearly.

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Station Sign: Fruit & Salad: free A4 kitchen poster

Station Sign: Fruit & Salad

Green-zone sign for ready-to-eat produce.

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Station Sign: Vegetables: free A4 kitchen poster

Station Sign: Vegetables

Brown-zone sign for unwashed and raw vegetables.

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Station Sign: Dairy & Bakery: free A4 kitchen poster

Station Sign: Dairy & Bakery

White-zone sign for dairy and bakery preparation.

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Green Cloth Area: free A4 kitchen poster

Green Cloth Area

Keep each cleaning zone’s cloths separate.

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Safe Methods

Step-by-step methods for the jobs that carry the most risk.

Handling Raw Meat: free A4 kitchen poster

Handling Raw Meat

Six steps to keep raw meat away from ready-to-eat food.

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Managing Allergy Orders: free A4 kitchen poster

Managing Allergy Orders

From taking the order to serving it: check, prepare, keep separate, confirm.

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Cooling Food Safely: free A4 kitchen poster

Cooling Food Safely

Into the fridge within 90 minutes: small portions, shallow containers, fast cooling.

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Defrosting Safely: free A4 kitchen poster

Defrosting Safely

Plan ahead and defrost in the fridge, never on the worktop.

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Reheating Safely: free A4 kitchen poster

Reheating Safely

Hot all the way through: 75°C for 30 seconds, or 82°C in Scotland.

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Using & Checking a Probe Thermometer: free A4 kitchen poster

Using & Checking a Probe Thermometer

Measure the core properly, and check your probe in iced and boiling water.

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Area & Equipment Rules

Signs for sinks, fridges, hot-holding and prep areas.

Using a Bain-Marie: free A4 kitchen poster

Using a Bain-Marie

Keep cooked food at 63°C or above: preheat, probe during service, act fast on a low reading.

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Milk Fridge: free A4 kitchen poster

Milk Fridge

5°C or below: keep it cold, covered and in date.

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Fruit & Vegetable Sink: free A4 kitchen poster

Fruit & Vegetable Sink

This sink is for washing produce only.

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Utensil Sink: free A4 kitchen poster

Utensil Sink

This sink is for utensils and equipment only.

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Food Preparation Hygiene: free A4 kitchen poster

Food Preparation Hygiene

Ready to handle food: hands, clothing, cuts, illness and a clean work area.

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First Aid Box: free A4 kitchen poster

First Aid Box

Mark the first aid point, with space for your first aider’s details.

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Clean As You Go: free A4 kitchen poster

Clean As You Go

Keep work areas safe and ready for the next task, all through service.

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Workplace Safety

Lifting, knives, chemicals and pests.

Safe Lifting Technique: free A4 kitchen poster

Safe Lifting Technique

Plan the lift, keep the load close, move your feet to turn.

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Knife Safety: free A4 kitchen poster

Knife Safety

A sharp knife, a stable surface and your full attention.

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COSHH Hazard Symbols: free A4 kitchen poster

COSHH Hazard Symbols

All nine hazard pictograms and what each one warns you about.

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Never Mix Cleaning Chemicals: free A4 kitchen poster

Never Mix Cleaning Chemicals

Why bleach must never meet acid or ammonia cleaners, and what to do if it does.

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Signs of Pests: free A4 kitchen poster

Signs of Pests

Spot it, report it, act: what to look for and what to do.

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Record Sheets

Blank A4 logs to print and fill in by hand.

Temperature Log: free A4 kitchen poster

Temperature Log

Record fridge, freezer, cooking or hot-holding readings and any action taken.

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Cooking, Cooling & Reheating Log: free A4 kitchen poster

Cooking, Cooling & Reheating Log

Core temperatures and times for each batch, from cooking to reheating.

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Hot-Holding Log: free A4 kitchen poster

Hot-Holding Log

63°C or above: record each check and what you did about it.

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Goods-In & Delivery Log: free A4 kitchen poster

Goods-In & Delivery Log

Check deliveries before you accept them, and record the result.

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Opening & Closing Checks: free A4 kitchen poster

Opening & Closing Checks

A week of daily opening and closing checks on one sheet.

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Probe Thermometer Check Log: free A4 kitchen poster

Probe Thermometer Check Log

Record your iced-water and boiling-water probe checks.

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Kitchen Cleaning Rota: free A4 kitchen poster

Kitchen Cleaning Rota

What to clean, when and how, with sign-off.

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Staff Training Record: free A4 kitchen poster

Staff Training Record

Who was trained in what, when, and how you checked they understood.

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Pest Sighting Log: free A4 kitchen poster

Pest Sighting Log

Record every sighting, the action taken and the follow-up.

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Allergen Matrix: free A4 kitchen record sheet

Allergen Matrix

Every dish against the 14 allergens, so staff can answer customers accurately.

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