FOG Compliance Proof Packet
Inspection-ready documentation, delivered after every pump-out
Los Angeles restaurants are required to maintain FOG (Fats, Oils, and Grease) compliance records. GreaseGrid delivers a complete proof packet after every service, ready for any LA Sanitation or LADBS inspection.
Overview
Under LAMC Section 171 and the LA Sanitation FOG program, food-service establishments must maintain grease control and produce service records on demand. When an inspector shows up, you need to prove: (1) your equipment is being pumped on schedule, (2) a licensed vendor performed the work, and (3) the waste was disposed of at a permitted facility. Most restaurants scramble at inspection time. They search email, call vendors for manifests, and hope they can find photos before the deadline. The proof packet eliminates that scramble. Every pump-out coordinated through GreaseGrid produces a complete document package, automatically generated, stored in your compliance vault, and ready to present within seconds. This is not a service you buy separately. It is included with every grease trap and grease interceptor pumping coordinated through GreaseGrid.
What to Expect on Service Day
Capture at the point of service
The vendor captures the waste manifest (showing the permitted disposal facility and licensed hauler number), before and after photos of the trap or interceptor, GPS timestamp, and volume pumped. This all happens at your location, not in an office later.
Automatic vendor credential check
Before the packet is generated, we verify the vendor license, insurance, and hauler permit are current. Expired credentials are the most common reason a proof packet fails inspection — our check runs on every job, not just at vendor onboarding.
PDF assembly and vault storage
Within a few hours of service completion, the packet is assembled as a single PDF and stored in your compliance vault. Every location on your account has its own folder and a full service history going back to your first job with GreaseGrid.
Inspector-ready presentation
The packet leads with a one-page summary formatted the way LA Sanitation inspectors actually read it: last service date, next service due, vendor name and license, volume pumped, disposal facility. Detailed manifests and photos follow. An inspector can verify compliance in 60 seconds.
Portable on any device
When an inspector is standing in your kitchen, you pull the packet up on your phone, email it to them, or print it from the nearest receipt printer. No scrambling through email threads or calling the vendor back for last-minute records.
LA & SFV Regulatory Context
The legal basis for proof packets is LAMC Section 171 and the LA Sanitation Industrial Waste Management Division's FOG Control Program, which requires food service establishments to "maintain and make available for inspection upon request" documentation showing grease control equipment is being serviced by licensed haulers and waste is disposed of at permitted facilities. The same expectation applies to inspections under LADBS building code enforcement and LA County Environmental Health reviews tied to health permits. What inspectors actually ask for varies slightly by jurisdiction and inspector, but the common list is: most recent service date, vendor license number, waste manifest from disposal, gallons pumped, and evidence the 25% / 90-day rule is being met. Burbank inspectors (operating under Municipal Code Chapter 8) and Glendale inspectors (Chapter 13) follow similar patterns. The proof packet format GreaseGrid delivers covers all of these requirements in a single document. Our position is that compliance documentation should be a byproduct of service, not a separate administrative burden — and it should be producible in under a minute when an inspector is standing in your kitchen.
When Operators Reach Out to Us
Surprise inspection, pre-opening
LA County Environmental Health runs a surprise pre-opening inspection on your soft opening week. You have one prior pump on file from a month ago. We pull the packet up on your phone, the inspector verifies, you pass. Total time: under two minutes.
Transitioning vendors
You fired your old vendor mid-year and switched to GreaseGrid. The prior vendor will not return your calls for the old manifests. We start the compliance vault with your first GreaseGrid service and note the transition date, so future inspections have a clear handoff record.
Insurance audit for commercial lease
Your landlord is renewing your lease and wants three years of FOG compliance records as part of the tenant file. We export the full service history for your location as a single PDF, sorted chronologically with a cover page.
Multi-location compliance review
Your corporate office is consolidating compliance records across five LA-area concepts. Each location needs its own file. The compliance vault exports per-location packets so the review is a five-minute job, not a five-day one.
GreaseGrid vs. the Vendor
What GreaseGrid does
- Generate the proof packet within 24 hours of service
- Include waste manifest, photos, and vendor credentials
- Store packets in your compliance vault permanently
- Make packets downloadable, email-able, or presentable on mobile
- Maintain full service history for any location
- Format output for quick inspector review
What the vendor does
- Upload service photos (before and after)
- Provide waste manifest from disposal facility
- Submit volume pumped and condition notes
- Keep licenses and permits current with GreaseGrid
The proof packet is included with every pump-out coordinated through GreaseGrid. No separate charge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is in a proof packet?
Waste manifest, before and after photos, vendor business license and permits, liability insurance, service date and time, volume pumped, disposal facility details, and a one-page compliance summary formatted for inspector review.
How quickly do I get the proof packet?
Within 24 hours of the vendor completing your pump-out. It is delivered to the compliance vault in your GreaseGrid portal.
How long are proof packets retained?
Permanently. You can access the full service history of any location at any time through your GreaseGrid portal.
Is this accepted by LA Sanitation inspectors?
Proof packets include all documentation LA Sanitation and LADBS inspectors typically request under LAMC Section 171 and the FOG program. Vendor credentials are verified before each service.