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safefood Food Allergy & Intolerance: Guidance for the Catering Industry

This booklet was designed as an educational resource for caterers and serves as a practical guideline for serving customers who may have a food allergy, a food intolerance, coeliac condition or who may wish to avoid a particular food for other reasons. The booklet is intended to be used as part of the induction training of catering staff to increase their knowledge and awareness of this issue. The accompanying poster was designed as a quick reference resource for staff in a practical situation.

Poster Booklet

or call the safefood Helpline to order a copy: ROI - 1850 404 567 / NI - 0800 0851683.

Safe catering — your guide to making food safely

This joint initiative between the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland is intended to make sure food safety laws relating to the catering industry are applied consistently throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The guide provides practical advice on food allergies, their symptoms, the main foods that can cause reactions and most importantly, how to control allergens in a food business.

Food Hypersensitivity: Food Allergy and Intolerance

This information leaflet from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland is designed to answer many of the questions people may have about food allergies and intolerances, collectively known as food hypersensitivities.

Guidance on Allergen Management and Consumer Information

Voluntary Guidance for Pre-packed foods: voluntary best practice advice to assist food producers and retailers assess cross-contamination risks for their food products and to decide if advisory labelling such as ‘May contain’ labelling is warranted.

The Guidance from the Food Standard's Agency can be viewed here

The Provision of Allergen Information for Non Pre-packed Foods

Voluntary Guidance for Non pre-packed foods: voluntary best practice advice for businesses that sell non pre-packed (unwrapped) food or pre-packed for direct sale. Relevant for all types of catering establishment and retail outlets.

The Guidance from the Food Standard's Agency can be viewed here