Description
ANSI Accredited Allergen Awareness Certificate
Always Food Safe uses video-based learning to give managers in-depth knowledge of food safety and help them run a safer restaurant.
Online, video-based format
Prices range depending on state with no supporting materials to purchase
The course takes around 1 hour to complete
Course available in English and Spanish
Available for all 50 states
Who Needs Allergen Awareness Training?
Regulations differ by state, and by selecting your state from the drop-down box above it will break down exact regulations for your state/county.
However, everyone who works within the food industry has a legal and moral obligation to have a basic knowledge of food allergies, and this is why this course is highly recommended to everyone within the industry.
What States Require Food Allergen training?
Each passing year sees more states bring in legislation that makes allergen training a legal requirement. Currently, 5 states and 1 county require allergen training, including:
Illinois
Michigan
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Virginia
Montgomery County, Maryland
If your state currently does not have any legal requirement, under federal law, FDA Food Code 2013, you still have a legal responsibility to serve food that is safe and do everything possible to protect the consumer. Protecting an allergy sufferer falls within this Food Code.
We strongly recommended that anyone who works within the food industry completes an allergen training course.
Remember a basic mistake could result in a severe allergic reaction and health risks.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how individuals can take personal responsibility to help protect an allergy sufferer from a food allergy-related incident
- Identify the 8 major allergens, hidden allergens, and the importance of clear labeling
- State the importance of keeping work areas clean and hygienic and the role of personal hygiene
- Define the steps required to keep allergenic free food safe from cross-contact
Course Contents
This course gives you the knowledge to protect your customers from allergens, covering areas such as common food allergies, risks of cross-contamination, and proper storage techniques. It is broken down into 6 chapters:
Chapter 1: Allergens and the Law
What are the laws surrounding allergens and allergen training?
Chapter 2: Introduction to Allergens
Get introduced to what allergens actually are and how they could affect your customers if exposed.
Chapter 3: The 8 Named Allergens
Learn about the 8 most common allergens.
Chapter 4: Recipe Creation to Storage
How to create recipes and store food to prevent allergen contamination.
Chapter 5: Preparation Through to Service
Prevent a customer's food from coming into contact with an allergen while preparing and serving.
Chapter 6: Cleaning & Personal Hygiene
Keep everything clean to prevent cross-contamination.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Allergens and the Law
What are the laws surrounding allergens and allergen training?
Chapter 2: Introduction to Allergens
Get introduced to what allergens actually are and how they could affect your customers if exposed.
Chapter 3: The 8 Named Allergens
Learn about the 8 most common allergens.
Chapter 4: Recipe Creation to Storage
How to create recipes and store food to prevent allergen contamination.
Chapter 5: Preparation Through to Service
Prevent a customer's food from coming into contact with an allergen while preparing and serving.
Chapter 6: Cleaning & Personal Hygiene
Keep everything clean to prevent cross-contamination.
What you'll learn
Describe how individuals can take personal responsibility to help protect an allergy sufferer from a food allergy related incident
Identify the 8 major allergens, hidden allergens, and the importance of clear labeling
State the importance of keeping work areas clean and hygienic and the role of personal hygiene
Define the steps required to keep allergenic free food safe from cross-contact
Always Food Safe
Always Food Safe is an ANSI accredited, specialist web-based e-learning provider for the food service sectors.
We offer Food Protection Manager, Food Handler and Allergen Awareness training courses.
We pioneered the use of fully video-based online training systems, to provide the learner with a far more interactive and enjoyable learning experience. Uniquely, our courses are filmed in catering kitchens and provide curriculum-based learning linked to “real life” situations.
This means that our course is 100% online and can be completed around your lifestyle.
