From farm to fork it is crucial to ensure the hygiene and safety of food products, in order to safeguard the health of consumers and employees. In this thesis, key measures to guarantee an effective management and control of quality and food safety in a fast food chain restaurant, have been defined and implemented. The control was carried out through: inspection activities, with performance of internal audits that consisted of visual inspections of the restaurant’s facilities, equipment, utensils, food and packaging products and documentation; and the elaboration of a checklist to identify wea ...