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Food Complaint Record

A food complaint record for logging customer complaints, investigating them properly, and recording the outcome and any corrective action.

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Food Complaint Record
PDF + Editable Document
7 sections included

How you handle a food complaint matters as much as the complaint itself, especially when it involves illness or an allergic reaction. This free record gives you a structured way to log each complaint, investigate it, decide what went wrong, and record the action you took, which protects your customers and gives you the evidence you need if the complaint escalates.

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Why you need this

A documented complaint process is part of acting with due diligence
Allergic reaction and food poisoning complaints need a careful, recorded investigation
A written outcome protects the business if a complaint becomes a formal claim
Patterns across complaints point straight to the process that needs fixing
EHO officers may ask how you handle and learn from customer complaints

What's included

Complaint detail (date, customer, dish, nature of complaint)
Severity flag for illness or allergic reaction
Investigation steps and findings
Root cause and whether the complaint was upheld
Corrective action and follow-up
Customer response and resolution
Investigator name and sign-off

How to use this template

1

Log every complaint

Record the date, the dish, and exactly what the customer said, including any mention of illness or an allergic reaction.

2

Investigate the facts

Trace the batch, check the records, and speak to the staff involved, writing down what you find.

3

Decide and act

Identify the likely cause, decide whether the complaint stands, and put a corrective action in place.

4

Close the loop

Record how you responded to the customer and sign off the investigation, then review for any wider pattern.

Tips for getting the most from this template

Treat any allergic reaction or illness complaint as serious and investigate it the same day
Keep batch records and use-by labels, because they are what let you trace a complaint
Be factual in the record and avoid admitting liability before you have investigated
Look across complaints monthly, because three small ones can reveal one real problem
Paddl can log complaints, link them to the dish and batch, and track the corrective action

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