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- 160 min
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Allergen Awareness Course
The 14 allergens, the law on telling customers, and how to stop cross-contact in a busy kitchen. Online, with a certificate for your training records.
25k25,000+ people train with Guardian Safety every year. Call 01 424 3013.
Per person, online
€29- 60 min online
- Certificate today
- 14 allergens covered
- Unlimited attempts until you pass
25yrs
Training Irish food businesses
25,000+
People trained every year
4.9★
Google rating
CPD
Accredited training centre
About this course
Fourteen allergens, one wrong answer too many.
Food Allergen Awareness Training gives everyone who prepares, serves or sells food the knowledge to keep customers with allergies safe and to meet the law on allergen information. Allergies happen when the immune system reacts to a normally harmless food as if it were a threat, and the number of people affected rises every year. For a food business, one wrong answer at the counter can be fatal.
The course explains the difference between allergies, intolerances and coeliac disease, works through the 14 allergens controlled by legislation and the additives that can trigger reactions, and looks at symptoms and what to do when a reaction happens. It then gets practical: the steps that reduce the risk of allergen cross-contact in storage, preparation, cooking and service, and how to monitor those controls.
It takes about sixty minutes online, on any device, with a test at the end and a certificate on completion. It's the natural companion to the HACCP Level 1 & 2 course and covers the information requirements of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 as they apply in Ireland.
Who needs it
Every food business must declare allergens.
EU Regulation 1169/2011 and Irish regulations require food businesses to give accurate allergen information for every dish and product, written or verbal, on request. Every person who serves or prepares food needs to know how.
- Waiting and counter staff
- Chefs and kitchen staff
- Café, deli and takeaway teams
- Care home, school and hospital catering
- Food producers and labellers
- Managers who write the allergen matrix
What you'll learn.
Short video lessons with a check after each, then a multiple-choice test you can retake as often as you need.
What an allergy is
Allergy, intolerance and coeliac disease, and why reactions can be fatal.
The 14 allergens
Each one, where it hides, and the ingredients people don't expect.
The law in Ireland
What you must tell customers, when, and how it must be recorded.
Cross-contact
Storage, prep, cooking and serving controls that keep allergens apart.
When a customer asks
How to answer, when to check, and never to guess.
When it goes wrong
Recognising a reaction and what to do in the first minutes.
By the end of the course you'll be able to
- Explain the difference between a food allergy, an intolerance and coeliac disease
- Name the 14 allergens controlled by legislation and where they hide in ingredients
- Recognise the symptoms of an allergic reaction and know what to do
- State what allergen information the law requires and how it must be provided
- Prevent allergen cross-contact in storage, preparation, cooking and service
- Answer a customer's allergen question correctly, and know when to check
- Monitor allergen controls and keep the records that show they work
Three ways to do it
Same certificate. Your choice of how.
Individuals
Online, on demand
Sixty minutes of short video lessons on any device, pass the test and download your certificate.
- €29
- Cert today
Groups up to 12
Trainer-led, at yours or ours
For groups we can deliver allergen awareness at your premises, at our centre or as a live virtual class. Ask us and we will price it for your team.
- Priced on enquiry
- Half a day
- Certs on the day
Teams and businesses
Group pricing
Tell us how many staff and where you are. Online licences, a trainer at your premises or ours, or a live virtual class, priced for your team.
- Up to 12 people
- Nationwide
- Live virtual option
- Buy and start
Pay on the Online Academy and the course opens straight away. No waiting for access.
- Watch the lessons
Short videos with a knowledge check after each. Stop and pick up on any device.
- Pass the test
Multiple choice, with unlimited attempts until you pass, so nobody gets stuck.
- Download your certificate
Issued instantly as a PDF and emailed to you. Keep it with your training records.
Course details
Everything on one page.
No brochure to request, no call to book a call. If it isn't answered here, ring us.
- Allergen Awareness
- Online
- Issued on completion
- 14 allergens
Your certificate
On passing the test you receive a Guardian Safety Allergen Awareness Training certificate as a downloadable PDF for your training records.
| Course | Allergen Awareness for food businesses, aligned with EU Regulation 1169/2011 and Irish food information law |
|---|---|
| Who it's for | Everyone who serves, prepares, labels or manages food |
| Format | Online on demand, video lessons and quizzes |
| Duration | About 60 minutes |
| Assessment | Multiple-choice test. Unlimited attempts until you pass. |
| Certificate | Downloadable certificate on successful completion, for your training records |
| Access | 12 months access to the online course |
| Price | €29 online per person. Group training priced on enquiry. |
Why train with Guardian
Twenty-five years training Irish food businesses.
CPD accredited centre
Guardian Safety is a CPD accredited training centre, and our core food safety courses carry CPD credits.
Instant certification
Pass the test and your certificate is generated on the spot. No waiting for emails or approvals.
Unlimited attempts until you pass
Retake the test as many times as you need until you pass, at no extra cost, with 12 months of access to go back over the lessons.
Real people on the phone
Call 01 424 3013, Monday to Friday 9 to 5:30, and talk to someone who can help.
Mapped to the guidelines
Our food safety courses are mapped to the FSAI guidelines on food safety training and to Irish legislation.
4.9-star Google rating
Twenty-five years in business and 25,000 people trained a year. Read what customers say on Google.
The law and guidance behind this course
Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers
requires food businesses to declare the 14 allergens for prepacked and non-prepacked food.
S.I. No. 489 of 2014
sets out how allergen information must be given for non-prepacked food in Ireland, including food sold in restaurants, cafés, delis and takeaways.
Before you book
The questions we get every day.
Answered here so you don't have to wait on an email.
Is allergen training a legal requirement?
Food businesses must be able to give accurate allergen information for everything they sell. Staff can only do that if they've been trained, and inspectors ask how you did it.
Does it cover the 14 allergens?
Yes, each one, with the ingredients people don't expect them in.
Can I do it on my phone?
Yes. It works on a phone, tablet or laptop.
When do I get the certificate?
The moment you pass. Download it for your training file.
Can I retake the course later, for example when my certificate expires?
Unlimited attempts apply to the test, until you pass. Once you've passed, the course is complete and your certificate is issued. When it's time to renew, you buy the course again and get a new certificate with a new date.
Do I have to finish it in one sitting?
No. Your progress is saved automatically, and you have 12 months of access, so you can stop at any lesson and pick up later on any device.
Can I book it for a group?
Yes. Tell us how many people and where you are, and we'll price it for your team: online licences, a trainer at your premises or at our centre, or a live virtual classroom.
For business
Certify the whole team, once.
Tell us how many staff and where you are. We'll come back with a price for online licences, a trainer at your premises, or a day at our centre.
- One contact, one invoice, any number of staff
- New starters added any time
- Certificates for every person, issued on the day
Or call 01 424 3013, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5:30.
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