SUMMARY

Food allergies and food intolerances can be unpleasant, complicate life and in the worst cases, be fatal. The Understanding food allergens module provides your food handlers with a basic guide to food allergens and how they affect “at – risk” food consumers. Different strategies that can be applied within your business to keep ‘allergen safe’ are also presented.

Closed Captions are available for this course.

Language: English

DESCRIPTION

Understanding Food Allergens online course material covers:

1. Introduction 
2. Defining food allergy and food intolerance
3. Symptoms of allergic reactions
4. The impact of food allergy
5. Common food allergens
6. Good allergen management practices for your food business
7. Resources and Recap

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the completion of this course, it is expected that you will be able to:

• Define food allergy and food intolerance
• List the symptoms of a food allergic reaction
• Identify common food allergens
• Recall the Keep Allergen Safe strategies
• Provide examples of good allergen management practices

PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE

There are no pre-requisites for this course. 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

A Certificate of Competency will be provided after you have successfully completed this course (including the knowledge assessment). The criteria to earn a Certificate of Competency and corresponding CEUs for this course includes:

• Successfully completing each of the course lessons and final assessment
• Achieving a pass mark of 70% or more on the final knowledge assessment

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

0.1 CEU (or 1 hour equiv.)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This training is suitable for those responsible for handling food within a food manufacturing or production environment. This includes:

• Food production staff
• Food Safety and Quality System staff
• Shift Supervisors
• Technical Managers
• Any person responsible for handling food within a food business