Must a Hardees franchisee adhere to the Red Audit Policy for third-party food safety audits?

You must meet and maintain the highest applicable public health standard and rating. You must adhere to the terms outlined in the Red Audit Policy for third-party food safety audits.

Franchisee must participate in all food safety and brand standards audit programs specified by HR from time to time. The Franchised Restaurant must undergo the then current number of audits per year as required by HR, which may be at Franchisee's expense, at HR's sole discretion. The Franchised Restaurant must adhere to the terms outlined in the Red Audit Policy for thirdparty food safety audits. Franchisee must furnish to HR, within five days after its receipt, a copy of all inspection reports, warnings, citations, certificates and/or ratings resulting from inspections conducted by any federal, state or municipal agency with jurisdiction over the Franchised Restaurant. HR's System Standards for health and safety are set forth in the OPM and other written materials. To the extent that any federal, state, or municipal agency's health and safety standards exceed those set forth in HR's System Standards, the Franchised Restaurant must meet the federal, state, or municipal agency's standards to be in compliance with HR's standards. Without limiting the foregoing, Franchisee and all required employees of Franchisee must obtain and maintain all necessary and required licenses and certificates for food service and food handling as may be required by applicable local rules and regulations or the OPM.

Source: Item 16 — Restrictions on What the Franchisee May Sell (FDD pages 63–64)