TouchReady™ Surface Cleanliness System: Dirty Dozen

Dirty Dozen is TouchReady’s HACCP based component. Dirty Dozen is a survey of the facility’s most likely harbors of bacteria and virus that could lead to an outbreak. It compliments the initial Personal Touch assessment by building an inventory of potentially dangerous surfaces and systematically guides the manager and the food safety team through three separate zones - the kitchen, service area and restrooms - selecting the 12 highest risk surface-to-hand contact points. From these 36, 12 are selected for the first round of examination where surface cleanliness standards are set, cleaning protocols and frequencies are established and implemented. Reporting forms are developed as well as the flow of performance data, with the results reaching from Quality Assurance to operations, Risk Management and back to the staff responsible for the cleaning. Surveys are most meaningful when taken just before opening or after cleaning.