Commercial kitchen duct cleaning is widely recognised by insurance companies due to the significant fire risk if they are not properly maintained. Given this well-known fact, stringent measures are enforced to ensure full compliance. In addition to cleaning your grease extract ducting, a reputable duct cleaning company will help you remain compliant with both legal requirements and your insurance provider.
Example of items covered in as part of a Commercial Kitchen Deep Clean
- Cooker hobs
- Extractor Canopies
- Ovens
- Vents
- Appliances interior and exterior
- Knobs & Handles
- Grease Traps
- Floors
- Sinks
- Taps
- Please note we can confirm in writing your exact requirements before starting.
Commercial Kitchen Cleaning versus Deep Cleaning
Food safety falls under criminal law, and compliance with legislation requires attention to the cleanliness of staff, food, equipment, and the working environment.
Since the Coronavirus pandemic, deep cleaning has become even more crucial. Maintaining maximum hygiene and efficiency in a commercial kitchen is a daily challenge. Achieving full compliance with legal requirements can be extremely difficult. Some areas of the kitchen are hard to reach, and some catering equipment requires specialist products and tools. Finding time for deep cleaning with the right products and equipment is often impossible.
As staff on site continue with their “business as usual” tasks, a specialist deep cleaning company can often be the only solution to ensure your kitchen remains thoroughly clean and compliant despite busy shifts. Our annual, bi-annual, quarterly, or monthly cleaning services complement and support the existing hygiene procedures you perform on a daily basis.
What are the regulations relating to kitchen cleaning services?
“Food business operators shall ensure that all stages of production, processing and distribution of food under their control satisfy the relevant hygiene requirements laid down in this Regulation“
Whilst the law covering food safety are detailed and complex there is guidance that helps you to comply which can be straight forward and applied with ease. The following list highlights the relevant pieces of legislation:
- the Food Safety Act 1990 — provides a framework for all legislation
- Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 — contains definitions and basic principles for matters relating to hygiene
- the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 and the Food Hygiene (Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) Regulations 2006 — dealing with general food hygiene requirements in the UK, listing offences and enforcement powers
- Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs — this contains the main hygiene requirements for food businesses including the need for food safety management based on the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- General Food Regulations 2004 — deals with legal issues including offences
At SHS Hygiene we also comply with the current editions of the following technical standards particularly relevant to public sector organisations for kitchen deep cleaning:
- Defence Works Functional Standard Specification 038 (1996)
- Hygienic Cleaning of Food Rooms and Catering Equipment (Deep Cleaning)
- WPC76 (Works Procedures Code 76): Civilian Catering Facilities on Crown Premises Hygiene Inspections, Design and Maintenance
Cleaning procedures in your restaurant, hotel, public house, school, supermarket, canteen, hospital or care home need to be second to none when it comes to ensuring compliance with regulations regarding Health and Safety and the maintenance of insurance cover.
Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Checklists
Routine Cleaning Checklist (in-house)
A cleaning and disinfection schedule is essential for a commercial kitchen to maintain the high standards of cleanliness required by legislation. The schedule identifies:
- What is to be cleaned
- When it is to be cleaned (daily, weekly, monthly frequencies)
- How it is to be cleaned (the appropriate chemicals and equipment to be used)
- Who is responsible for the cleaning
- Who is responsible for monitoring (signing off)
- Any PPE required for safety (e.g., protective clothing)
Undoubtedly, your kitchen staff will be working extremely hard on your cleaning service schedules to ensure all accessible areas are kept to the highest standard of cleanliness at all times. However, some areas are difficult to reach and can accumulate fat, dirt, and grease deposits, particularly on high-level surfaces such as ceilings and walls.
Deep Cleaning Checklist (specialist deep cleaning company)
It is unrealistic to expect staff to clean and reach all areas within a busy commercial kitchen environment. A commercial kitchen deep clean involves stripping everything back and using safe, customised chemicals and specialised equipment to thoroughly clean all areas. A specialist kitchen deep cleaning company will:
- Degrease: Remove all grease deposits with specialist chemicals
- Decarbonise: Remove burnt-on remnants from heating surfaces and equipment such as fryers and cooking ranges
- Disinfect: Clean all surfaces, fabrics, and equipment
- Dismantle and disconnect equipment and services as necessary to access hard-to-reach areas
- Reassemble and reconnect equipment
- Access high-level areas
- Use deep cleaning chemicals that are non-corrosive, food-safe, and environmentally friendly to ensure the safety of both people and the environment
- Employ specialised cleaning equipment and materials to achieve deep cleaning results
So, what should be included in the checklist:
- All surfaces: Worktops, cupboards, drawers, nooks, and crannies that can be overlooked on a day-to-day basis
- All fabric
- Walls: Areas where grease deposits and dust can adhere and be missed if not regularly maintained and cleaned
- Flooring: Including architrave and skirting boards where food and dust can fall and not be regularly picked up
- Ceilings: Including coving, pipes, and light fittings that are difficult to reach and can accumulate dirt deposits
- All equipment: Catering and cooking equipment, refrigeration and freezer units; regular deep cleaning can extend the life of valuable and costly equipment for many years
- All ventilation: Canopies, ducts, supply air ventilation, and grease extraction systems; harmful bacteria can cause health risks along with serious fire hazards if not regularly cleaned and maintained
Enhance your deep clean with our Disinfection Service
Using only the highest quality equipment and chemicals, we can perform our fogging service for your kitchen, serving areas, and dining areas. We use food-safe disinfectant and/or safe hydrogen peroxide spray, which settles on all surfaces to combat numerous pathogens, including Coronavirus. The kitchen can resume all work after just 30 minutes.
Commercial Kitchen Extract Cleaning
Typical kitchen extract systems in commercial catering premises include canopy, filter, plenum, fan, and duct-based systems. Regardless of the type, each system requires regular inspection and cleaning for legal and insurance purposes.
The cleanliness of premises and equipment, and their ability to be kept clean, is a major part of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004.
This regulation also covers kitchen extract cleaning, which is crucial for health and safety, fire prevention, insurance compliance, and the well-being of staff and customers.
In addition, where the kitchen is serviced by a mechanical air supply, Regulation (EC) No. 852 calls for the cleaning of these ventilation systems and that air filters are replaced on a regular basis.
It is also possible to clean and sanitise air conditioning and ventilation systems through fogging. This is necessary to prevent the potential cross-contamination of bacteria to other parts of the building.
Cross-contamination is a known risk in food preparation areas as well. Bacteria can accumulate in worktop joints, corners, and surfaces, necessitating deep cleaning in addition to regular cleaning.
Local authorities are not only visiting commercial kitchens to risk assess and check food hygiene. Each year, numerous prohibition notices are issued to commercial kitchens for violating Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004, which also covers kitchen ventilation.
Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Services
SHS Hygiene provides Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Services and Kitchen Deep Cleaning Services throughout the United Kingdom. Every member of our team is fully trained in both cleaning techniques and the use of cleaning equipment. Our training includes safe practices related to Covid-19 and fogging services, ensuring a clean, safe, and compliant environment for your staff and customers. Please contact our commercial kitchen cleaning services team for further details.
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