Food Allergy Awareness
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Food Allergy Awareness

Allara Learning
Updated Jul 01, 2019

Course Overview

Food allergies now affect 1 in 20 children and 2 in 100 adults in Australia. For someone with food allergies, even a trace of their allergen could be deadly.

Recent studies reveal most severe food-related emergencies occur while eating out.

It’s critical that your front-of-house staff are fully aware of the serious risk food allergies pose.

Allara Learning’s new online food allergy awareness course has been specifically designed for front-of-house staff working in the Australian food service industry.

The course includes realistic scenario-based activities to help improve learners’ engagement and understanding of core concepts.


Target Audience

Front of house staff in the food service industry.


Learning Objectives

This course covers:

  • Communicate with customers and kitchen staff regarding food allergies
  • Identify and avoid cross contamination risk
  • Recognise the signs and symptoms of allergic reactions (including anaphylaxis)
  • Respond to a food allergy emergency