Part 8 of Preparing Your Farm Food Safety Plan
– Meredith Melendez and Wes Kline
- Storage Temperature Log
- Thermometer Calibration Log
- Carrier Monitoring Log
Storage Temperature Log
- Date
- Time
- Temperature
- Any necessary comments
- Employees signature
Thermometer Calibration Log
Thermometers used in storages need to be check for accuracy once a month during the growing season. The thermometer used to check storage temperatures should be calibrated before using Your calibration log should include the following:
- Date
- Thermometer location number
- Time
- Temperature
- Were corrective measures needed? (Yes or No)
- If corrective measures were needed briefly describe them.
- Date corrective action was completed
- Employees initials
The following method is recommended by the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service:

Carrier Monitoring Log
Keeping track of and monitoring the trucks that carry your product to various markets is a key component of your traceability program. The following information should be documented for each load that is taken from your farm:
- Date
- Time
- Carrier
- Trailer number
- Drivers name
- Trailers last load (previous)
- Is the trailer clean, dirty, or washed
- Is the trailer refrigerated? (Yes or No)
- If the trailer is refrigerated what is the temperature.
- What produce was loaded onto the trailer
- Additional produce on the truck, if applicable.
- Is there a temperature monitor installed in the trailer? (Yes or No)
- Employees initials