One of the most important and critical points for a food and drink business is food allergies and the way they deal with them. You must have already been aware that customers in a number of food businesses have lost their lives from consuming food that had a food allergen that they were not supposed to have.
Famous brands have been under fire and several business owners have faced imprisonment and huge fines for causing peoples’ deaths because they did not follow the right procedure with the food allergies.
You and your staff need to be really knowledgeable and cautious when it comes to food allergies. Therefore, lets go through some very important information on this subject.
The difference between intolerances and allergies
Physical reactions to certain foods are common, but most are caused by a food intolerance rather than a food allergy. A food intolerance can cause some of the same signs and symptoms as a food allergy, so people often confuse the two.