Our local Tudor styled hotel, Protea Hotel, Hilton has no old fashioned policy when it comes to food and hygiene. They take a proactive and scientific stance on the dangers of food poisoning. Samples are taken during each buffet service period. Specifically samples of high risk items i.e. meat items.
These samples are labelled and kept for 3 days, as food poisoning doesn't last longer than 3 days. These sealed samples are stored in the freezer in separate area.
If they do have an issue, their Food Consultant will come and remove the food samples to run thorough and conclusive tests. Feedback on their findings is received on the same day and passed on.
Our Protea Hotel, Hilton staff proudly achieved the highest ranked score for hygiene in the last year, coming in at #1 out of around 135 Protea hotels - achieving 96% when a pass mark is 80%!
They face intense surprise inspections checks every 3 months. During these visits various swab samples are taken from under finger nails, around tap heads, from knife blades, counter tops and fridge door handles.
In the kitchen checks on stock in fridges are rigorous; all food is dated to ensure nothing has expired.
On top of the checks mentioned above temperature controls are done 3 times a day by the Executive chef, who monitors the cold room thermometer ensuring that the fridges are totally free of bacteria.
Well done Protea Hotel, Hilton we applaud your attention to hygiene for the safety of your visitors and community!