Mobile Food Vendors: Temperature Chart
DATE
TRADING SITE
Time Period
Time
Home Store
(or Vehicle
Store)
RECORDED TEMPERATURE °C
Trading
Trading Point Storage
Point
e.g. igloo boxes
Display
Vehicle
Store
See overleaf for example and advice on temperature control
Example:
DATE
TRADING SITE
1st July 2011
The Old Market Ground, Anywhere Town
Home Store
(or Vehicle
Store)
4
RECORDED TEMPERATURE °C
Trading
Trading Point Storage
Point
e.g. igloo boxes
Display
Vehicle
Store
Time Period
Time
Start of
day
6am
During
trading
7.30am
4
9.30am
5
11.30am
6
7
7
6
5
Pack up
1.30pm
7
7
7
7
5
End of
journey
(food
returned
to home
store)
4pm
7
7
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Temperature Checklist Reminder
 The legal requirement is to store ready-to-eat perishable foods at no more than
8°C.
 It is recommended practice that such foods are kept at less than 5°C at all times.
 Keep fish and fish products well iced.
 Perishable foods may be kept at more than 8°C for a maximum of 4 hours, for
display purposes, on no more than one occasion.
 Vacuum packing products is not a substitute for proper temperature control.
You should keep the completed temperature charts with your other
mobile food vendor documentation
This document has been produced by Dorset Food Authorities (July 2011)