NSF Food Safety Plus

Managing food safety across multiple locations can be tough, especially when maintaining consistency, training new staff and managing allergen risks.

NSF Food Safety Plus helps strengthen oversight and drive continuous improvement across your locations. It’s ideal for food operators who need greater visibility into food safety performance and easier comparison of results.

The program combines regular food safety audits using the NSF Food Safety Checklist and offers more. We verify your brand standards are followed and provide your audit data results via your own NSF Connect dashboard, including corrective actions. 

NSF Food Safety Checklist

On the date we visit, we audit key areas including: 

• Food safety: We assess critical practices such as hygiene, temperature control, safe food storage, and contamination prevention.
• Cleanliness: We inspect the cleanliness of all areas, including dining spaces, restrooms, kitchen equipment, and back-of-house operations.
• Repair and maintenance: We check the condition of your premises and equipment to ensure everything is well-maintained and functioning properly.
• Brand standards: We verify each store’s overall condition including layout, cleanliness and guest experience –according to your quality standard.

This comprehensive approach helps identify risks, checks for regulatory compliance, and with the insights we provide, supports your continuous improvement in food safety standards.

More than an audit: Our walk, talk and coach approach

NSF auditors don't simply identify issues.

Our signature walk, talk and coach methodology delivers practical, real-time coaching during every audit. This collaborative approach helps reinforce expectations, build trust with location teams and encourage meaningful operational improvements.

NSF Connect

Your digital food safety audit platform: built by experts, trusted by industry

NSF Connect is a cloud-based audit portal developed from decades of hands-on food safety expertise. Purpose-built by food industry experts, it helps you meet regulatory requirements, manage audit data, and drive compliance performance – keeping you informed, accountable and in control.

Core features to help drive effective food safety management

• Performance analytics dashboard: Visualize outlet performance, spot emerging risks, and make data-informed decisions with confidence.
• Online audit reports: Instantly access audit outcomes, benchmark performance across multiple locations, and track compliance trends over time.
• Corrective action management: Ensure issue resolution, accountability, and support continuous improvement.
• Exportable compliance reports: Give regional and corporate teams a clear view of compliance performance across locations, all in a shareable format.
• Audit appeals workflow: Promote transparency and trust by managing audit disputes directly within the portal.
• Executive reporting suite: Empower leadership teams with summary dashboards, high-level summaries and performance insights.
• Your dedicated Project Manager: With an audit program which covers multiple locations, you’ll need a single point of contact at NSF. We’ll allocate you a Project Manager who truly understands your operations, and makes sure that behind the scenes everything is running as it should. If you need help fast, we take care of it. 

Optional upgrade: Give your customers added reassurance with the NSF Food Safety Plus badge.^*

When each site successfully meets the audit requirements, you're entitled to receive your NSF Food Safety Plus badge, ready for that site to display, along with a detailed report. Display your badge proudly to show your commitment to safety and give your customers the peace of mind they deserve for a great food experience.

Further upgrades

• Pest contractor review
• Allergen review
• Additional project management
• Guest experience review

Why NSF?

We help identify and give you the know-how to correct potential food safety risks, reducing the chance of foodborne illness and unsafe practices. Our audits are designed not only to assess but also to educate, helping your team understand what to do, why it matters, and how to improve.

With decades of global experience in food safety auditing and compliance, our skilled auditors are trained to support your teams during audits, offering real-time insights and practical guidance.

What makes NSF different?

Results that matter: Clients often see a measurable improvement in food safety performance within just a few months of working with us.

• Data-driven improvements: In past programs, clients have reported seeing a reduction in critical food safety violations after consistent auditing and training.
• Tailored recommendations: We don’t just point out what’s wrong. We offer clear, actionable steps you can take to fix it.
• Global expertise, local understanding: Our auditors combine deep knowledge of international food safety standards with a clear understanding of local regulations and cultural practices.
• Support beyond the audit: We offer food safety training, gap assessments, and follow-up visits to help you build a positive long-term food safety culture.

With our team behind you, we’re here to help you as you grow.

^*The NSF Food Safety Plus badge means the location has been audited by an NSF Auditor, on a specific date and time and successfully met the audit requirements. The badge remains valid until the displayed expiry date.