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Course Name: Allergen Guidance for Food Businesses Online Course
Duration: 1 hour
Delivery: Online Training Course
Certificate Included: Instant Digital Certificate
Accreditation: CPD Accredited
Suitable For: Food handlers, chefs, catering staff, food retailers, supervisors, managers and food business owners
Assessment: Online Multiple Choice Test
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What is Allergen Guidance For Food Business training?

Allergen Guidance for Food Businesses training teaches food handlers and food business operators how to safely manage food allergens throughout preparation, storage, labelling and service. The training explains the UK’s food information requirements, the 14 regulated allergens, allergen communication, and practical measures to reduce cross-contamination.

Learners develop the knowledge needed to identify allergen risks, understand food labelling requirements for different food types, respond appropriately to allergic reactions and support customers with food allergies or intolerances.

Completing this training helps businesses demonstrate good food safety practices, improve customer confidence and support compliance with UK food information and food hygiene legislation.

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Who Is This Course For?

This course is suitable for anyone working with food in hospitality, catering, healthcare, social care, education, retail or food production.

It is particularly relevant for chefs, cooks, kitchen assistants, catering assistants, café and restaurant staff, takeaway employees, supermarket food staff, delicatessen workers, bakery staff, food retailers, care home catering teams, hospital catering staff, food business owners, supervisors and managers responsible for food safety and allergen management.

The course is also suitable for induction training, refresher training and anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of allergen management within food businesses.

Key Benefits

✓ Understand the UK’s 14 regulated food allergens

✓ Apply safe allergen management during food preparation and service

✓ Reduce the risk of allergen cross-contamination

✓ Understand food labelling and allergen information requirements

✓ Improve customer safety and confidence

✓ Support compliance with UK food safety legislation

Course Modules

• Course Introduction – Allergen Guidance for Food Businesses

• Food Hypersensitivity

• Anaphylaxis

• What to Do If Someone Has Anaphylaxis

• Food Information Legislation

• The 14 Allergens, Food Additives and Processing Aids

• Prepacked and Non-Prepacked Food

• Prepacked for Direct Sale (PPDS)

• Distance Selling, Staff Training

• Allergens in Ingredients

• Labelling of Prepacked Food

• Packaging, General Cleaning and Storage

• Reducing Cross-contamination Risks

• When Things Go Wrong, Requirements for Non-prepacked Food

• Allergen Management

• Requirements for Prepacked Food

• Labelling Allergens on Prepacked Products

• Cross-Contamination

• Food Preparation

• Precautionary Allergen Labelling

• Gluten-Free Claims

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Explain key principles of food safety and hygiene
• Recognise biological, chemical, physical and allergen hazards
• Prevent cross-contamination through safer working practices
• Understand appropriate personal-hygiene standards
• Apply safe storage and temperature-control principles
• Understand cleaning and disinfection requirements
• Recognise the importance of accurate allergen information
• Respond appropriately to food-safety concerns or incidents

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Why Is Allergen Guidance For Food Business training important?

Food allergies can cause serious and potentially life-threatening reactions, making effective allergen management essential for every food business. This training helps staff identify allergen hazards, communicate accurate food information and follow safe food handling procedures that reduce the risk of cross-contamination.

Understanding allergen legislation and applying consistent workplace practices helps protect customers, maintain public confidence and support high food safety standards. It also assists employers in demonstrating staff competence, reducing the likelihood of costly incidents, complaints and enforcement action while promoting a safer food environment.

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Is Allergen Guidance For Food Business training a legal requirement in the UK?

UK legislation requires food businesses to provide accurate allergen information to consumers and ensure food is described and labelled correctly. Although legislation does not specify that this exact course must be completed, employers have legal responsibilities to ensure staff are appropriately trained and competent for their roles.

Training supports compliance with the Food Information Regulations 2014, Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 (retained in UK law where applicable), and the Food Safety Act 1990. It helps businesses implement effective allergen controls, maintain accurate allergen information and reduce risks associated with food allergies.

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Allergen Guidance For Food Business training FAQ?

It is an online food safety course that teaches food handlers how to identify allergens, comply with food information requirements, prevent cross-contamination and communicate allergen information accurately to customers.

Anyone involved in preparing, handling, serving, selling or supervising food can benefit from this training, including chefs, catering staff, care home cooks, café employees, restaurant teams, food retailers and managers.

The course takes approximately one hour to complete, although learners can study at their own pace during their access period.

The law requires food businesses to provide accurate allergen information and ensure staff are suitably trained and competent. While this specific course is not prescribed by law, training is recognised as good practice for meeting legal responsibilities.

The course explains the UK’s 14 regulated allergens, including cereals containing gluten, eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, soya, sesame, celery, mustard, lupin and sulphur dioxide/sulphites.

Yes. The course includes Prepacked for Direct Sale (PPDS) food requirements and explains allergen labelling obligations introduced under Natasha’s Law.

Yes. After successfully completing the online multiple-choice assessment, you will receive an instant CPD-accredited digital certificate.

Yes. It is suitable for induction, refresher training and ongoing professional development for food handlers and food business operators.

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UK Regulations And Guidance

Useful References:

• Food Safety Act 1990
• Food Information Regulations 2014
• Food Standards Agency – Food Allergy and Intolerance Guidance

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