Compliance guides

Plain-English answers to the compliance questions restaurant owners actually ask. Each guide covers what the rule says, who enforces it, and what to keep on file for the inspector.

• Choosing a Hood Cleaning Company in Mobile: What to Ask For

  The certifications, paperwork, and scope questions that separate a real NFPA 96 hood cleaning from a wipe-down, written for Mobile, AL restaurant owners.

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• Mobile's FOG Program and the 25% Rule for Grease Traps

  How the fats, oils, and grease program works for Mobile, AL restaurants, what the 25% rule means, and the pumping records you need to keep.

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• NFPA 96 Hood Cleaning Frequency: How Often Is Your Kitchen Due?

  What NFPA 96 requires for commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning, how often each cooking type is due, and what inspectors in Mobile, AL look for.

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