Course description
Food Allergen Awareness Training - Online Course
This Food Allergen Awareness online course helps learners identify fourteen food allergens. It describes the common signs of an allergic reaction. It also covers what people who work in the food business must do to protect people from harm due to allergens in food.
You can give you and your staff the knowledge required to stop food allergy incidents from happening by completing this 100% online course
What is anaphylaxis?
Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to a trigger such as an allergy. The body’s immune system overreacts and releases a flood of chemicals that can cause you to go into shock.
This causes your blood pressure to drop suddenly and your airways to narrow, making it hard to breathe. Common food triggers include: nuts, milk, fish, shellfish, eggs and some fruits. Anaphylaxis requires medical treatment and can be fatal if not treated immediately.
In our online food allergen training course, you will learn about anaphylaxis and about life-threatening allergies.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who is Food Allergen Awareness Training for?
Basic food allergy knowledge can go a long way to keeping the people around you safe from allergic reactions to food.
Anyone can take the course but participants are very often from hospitality industries. Whether you work in a restaurant, bar, canteen, café, or ice cream van, the course provides the information required to operate safely.
If you need any further information about our food allergy course and who it is appropriate for, get in contact with a member of staff and we will be happy to answer your questions.
Everyone would benefit from learning about food allergies, as there’s always a risk that someone has an allergic reaction to food. If someone suffers from a food allergy, you’ll know how to respond correctly after finishing the course.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What are the learning outcomes for the Food Allergens course?
At the end of the food allergy awareness course, you will be able to describe:
- What an allergy is and a range of things that people can be allergic to.
- The differences between food allergy, food intolerance and Coeliac’s disease.
- How many people have food allergies and how that is changing.
- The main symptoms of food allergy, including anaphylaxis.
- How to respond in an emergency.
- The requirements of the Food Information Regulations 2014 and Natasha’s Law.
- How to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
Training Course Content
Introduction to allergens
The first topic defines what an allergy is and describes what happens in your body when you are exposed to an allergen. It identifies the types of things people can be allergic to. You will learn about the difference between food allergy, food intolerance and Coeliac’s disease. The topic also covers the prevalence of food allergies.
Consequences of food allergies
The second topic identifies common allergy symptoms. It also describes what you should do in the event of anaphylaxis.
Providing Allergen Information to Consumers
The third topic outlines UK food information regulations and the penalties for failure to comply with these regulations. It identifies how you should present information about pre-packed and non-pre-packed food to consumers. The topic also identifies 14 key allergens that you must inform consumers about.
How to avoid cross-contamination
The final topic describes management strategies to reduce the risk of cross-contamination of allergens. It identifies staff training requirements. The topic also emphasises the importance of good storage, equipment cleaning and personal hygiene
Course delivery details
This course will take individuals around 1 to 2 hours to complete, which means you can purchase the course now and be food allergy awareness-certified on the same day. Remember, this is just an estimated time – you can take as long as you want to read the materials before the online assessment.
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Average rating 4.7
An extremely good, mind jolting course for practicing food establishments....whilst being a clear format for those beginning their food experience
The course was clear, easy to understand and clearly structured.
Expenses
Price: £15.00 ex. vat
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The course have e-leaning which is very easy to understand and I recommend it!