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Description
Benefits
This course will give you tips and ideas on how to make sure that your establishment complies with the new regulations and that your customers are able to make informed choices when selecting what food to safely eat.
Course content
- Allergic Reactions to food including Anaphylaxis
- What the law says and who it applies to
- Types of food causing an allergic reaction or intolerance
- Action to take if things go wrong
- Coeliac disease and lactose intolerance
- Labelling requirement for prepacked foods
- Natasha’s Law – changes to prepacked direct sales food (PPDS) labels
- Labelling requirement for unpackaged foods
- How to raise customer awareness
- Product specification case study
- Avoiding cross contamination in large and micro food businesses
Learning objectives
By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Identify a variety of foods that can cause allergic reactions
- Describe the labelling requirements for pre-packaged foods
- Explain the impact of Natasha’s Law on the labelling requirements for PPDS foods
- Give examples of ways in which information about allergenic ingredients of food can be provided to consumers on unpackaged foods
- Explain the actions to take should someone show signs of having an allergic reaction.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements
Course assessment and certification
There are 10 multiple choice questions and there is an 80% pass rate
On completion of the course a downloadable certificate is immediately available.
