SporeLog
For food businesses across Scotland

Know where your kitchen stands before the inspector does.

SporeLog, from DataSpore, is a phone app for your kitchen. Ten minutes of daily checks, a monthly photo walk-through, and a clear list of what to fix before your next food hygiene inspection.

Free to join · Works alongside CookSafeCouncil food team? See how it helps →
Walk-in fridge3.6°C5°C or below ✓
Reheat · curry84°CScotland minimum 82°C ✓
Allergens14Menu matrix up to date
Walk-through12/12Photos sent for review
Today's checksThu
  • Walk-in fridge3.6°C ✓Keep chilled food at 5°C or below
  • Reheat: chicken curry84°C ✓Scotland: reheated food must reach 82°C
  • Hot hold: rice66°C ✓Hold hot food at 63°C or above
  • Extraction hood cleanDue todayWeekly cleaning schedule
Photo walk-through · 2 things to fix
  • Hand-wash sink blocked by boxes
  • No probe-wipe record this week
Example screen. Readings are illustrative.
How Scotland rates kitchens

Your inspection ends in one of two words.

Scotland's food businesses are rated under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme. Your result is published online for every customer to see, and it stays there until the council inspects you again.

54,000+

food outlets across Scotland's 32 council areas are covered by the scheme.

Food Standards Scotland

Pass

The business meets the legal requirements for food hygiene.

Improvement required

The business does not yet meet them. Customers see this on your public listing until you are re-inspected.

Most problems inspectors find are routine: missing records, temperatures not logged, cleaning not documented, a blocked hand-wash sink. Each is cheap to fix if you spot it first.

How it works

A routine your team can keep, and a check before it counts.

  1. Daily checks on your phone

    Fridge and freezer temperatures, cooking and reheating, cleaning, deliveries and allergens. About ten minutes a day, laid out to match your CookSafe records.

  2. Monthly photo walk-through

    Photograph a set list of areas in your kitchen. We check them against what inspectors look for and send back a short list of what to fix, so you can see whether you're Ready, At risk or Not ready.

  3. Ready on inspection day

    Your records, cleaning schedules and allergen information in one place, time-stamped and ready to show the inspector.

For council food teams

Records officers can trust, shared only when the business chooses.

SporeLog helps businesses keep on top of compliance between visits, and gives officers a clear record when they ask for one.

Time-stamped, never deleted

Every check carries a server time stamp. Corrections are added beside the original, not written over it.

Shared on request, not streamed

A business can send an officer a read-only summary of any period. No live feed and no new inbox to watch.

Shaped by environmental health

We are asking environmental health professionals which records help them most, and building to their answers.

Ask for a briefing for your council SporeLog is independent of every council and of Food Standards Scotland.
Founding places

Opening council area by council area.

Tell us where your kitchen is. We open founding places in each area as businesses there sign up.

  • Your first photo walk-through free, before you pay anything.
  • A founding price, fixed for your first 12 months.
  • A direct line to the founder, in person or by phone.
  • A say in what we build next.
Who's building it

Kenechukwu Ozojie

Biomedical scientist and microbiologist (MSc Biomedical Science, Edinburgh Napier University) with a background in pharmaceutical quality control and food safety systems. SporeLog is built by DataSpore Ltd, registered in Scotland.

SporeLog is independent. It is not part of any council or Food Standards Scotland, and no app can guarantee an inspection result.

Questions

Before you sign up

Is this run by my council?

No. SporeLog is an independent service from DataSpore Ltd. Your inspection is still carried out by your local council.

Does it replace CookSafe?

No. CookSafe is Food Standards Scotland's food safety management system. SporeLog helps you keep your CookSafe records and daily checks up to date.

Which areas do you cover?

Food businesses anywhere in Scotland can join the waitlist. We open founding places area by area.

Do I need any equipment?

No. A phone and the probe thermometer you already use.

What will it cost?

We're setting founding prices with our first members. Tell us in the form what you would expect to pay.

Will my records be sent to the council?

Never automatically. You decide if and when to share a read-only summary with an officer.

Can you guarantee I'll pass?

No one can. We help you find and fix problems before the inspector does.

Join the waitlist

Get a founding place, or a briefing for your team.

What would you expect to pay per month?