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Allergen Management Training for Food Safety Systems

Effective allergen management prevents cross-contamination, labelling errors, and costly product recalls.

Allergen management is a critical requirement in food safety standards such as IFS Food, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000.
Companies must identify allergen risks, control cross-contamination, and ensure that allergen labelling is always accurate.

This allergen management training explains how to build a structured allergen management system that identifies risks across raw materials, production processes, cleaning procedures, and product labelling.

You will learn how to map allergen risks within your facility, perform practical cross-contamination risk scans, and implement effective control measures that prevent allergen incidents in food production environments.

The training also provides practical templates and tools that help you strengthen your allergen management system and improve compliance with food safety requirements.

Allergen management is closely connected to other key food safety processes such as HACCP risk analysis, supplier management, and labelling verification activities.

What is included in this Training

Mastery Module Allergen Management

  • Certificate of completion — proof of continuous training for GFSI audits.

  • 1 year access — revisit anytime while you implement in your company.

  • 2 hours on-demand video training — structured, practical, and implementation-focused.

  • Curriculum covers:

    - Introduction & learning objectives

    - Why allergen management failures still occur in certified food companies

    - Identifying allergen sources in raw materials

    - Mapping onsite cross-contamination risks

    - Designing an effective cleaning matrix for allergen control

    - Performing cross-contamination risk scans

    - Performing allergen labelling risk assessments

    - Managing stakeholders involved in allergen control

    - Creating a project plan to strengthen your allergen management system

    - Building a practical timeline for implementation

    - Recap & implementation guidance

  • Practical downloads included:/

    - Raw Material Allergen Register template

    - Cross-Contamination Mapping template

    - Cleaning Matrix template

    - Cross-Contamination Risk Scan tool

    - Allergen Labelling Risk Scan template

    - Stakeholder Management checklist

    - Project Plan template for upgrading allergen management

    - Implementation Timeline template

  • Ask your questions directly through the portal and receive expert guidance.

  • Learn in your language — subtitles available in 13 languages.

  • Flexible access — follow on desktop or mobile app.

  • Positive impact — we donate 1% via B1G1 to projects supporting food, water, and women empowerment.

What You'll Learn in this Allergen Management Training

Practical training to identify allergen risks, prevent cross-contamination, and implement an effective allergen management system that protects consumers and meets GFSI food safety requirements.

    1. 1. Welcome and Agenda Module Allergen Management - Duration video ± 2 minutes

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. 2. Preparation video to watch before you go further with the training - Duration video ± 40 minutes

    3. 2a. Map - Have an accurate map at hand during the workshop

    4. 3. Identify and List all of Your Raw Materials - Duration video ± 7 minutes

    5. 3a. Explanation Download Template List of Raw Materials - Duration video ± 11 minutes

    6. 3b. Explanation Download Use of Macro's - Duration ± 1.5 minutes

    7. 3c. DOWNLOAD: Template List of Raw Materials

    8. 4. Identify Onsite Cross-Contamination - Duration video ± 2 minutes

    9. 4a. Explanation Download Template Onsite Cross-Contamination - Duration video ± 3.5 minutes

    10. 4b. DOWNLOAD: Template Map Onsite Cross-Contamination

    11. 5. Create Your Cleaning Matrix - Duration video ± 5 minutes

    12. 5a. Explanation Download Template Create Your Cleaning Matrix - Duration video ± 5 minutes

    13. 5b. DOWNLOAD: Template Cleaning Matrix

    14. 6. Perform Your Risk Scan Cross-Contamination - Duration video ± 5 minutes

    15. 6a. Explanation Download Template Risk Scan Cross-Contamination - Duration video ± 2.5 minutes

    16. 6b. DOWNLOAD: Template Risk Scan Cross-Contamination

    17. 7. Perform Your Labelling Risk Scan - Duration video ± 5 minutes

    18. 7a. Perform Your Labelling Risk Scan - Duration video ± 2.5 minutes

    19. 7b. DOWNLOAD: Template Risk Scan Labelling

    20. 8. Stakeholder management done the right way - Duration video ± 4 minutes

    21. 8a. Explanation video Checklist Stakeholder Management - Duration video ± 3 minutes

    22. 8b. DOWNLOAD: checklist Stakeholder management

    23. 9. How to get everyone moving towards an effective Allergen Management system - Duration video ± 10 minutes

    24. 9a. DOWNLOAD: Project Plan template for upgrading your Allergen Management system

    25. 10. How to use and create your time line to upgrade your Allergen Management system? - Duration video ± 1,5 minutes

    26. 10a. DOWNLOAD: Time line template to manage the upgrade of Your Allergen Management system

    27. 11. What is next? - Duration video ± 5 minutes

    28. Evaluation Of This Module

Allergen Management | Food Safety System Implementation

  • $349.00
  • 28 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Master Allergen Management to Prevent Cross-Contamination Risks

Practical training to identify allergen risks, control cross-contamination, and ensure allergen labelling is accurate before incidents or recalls occur.

Allergen management is one of the most critical areas in food safety. Even small failures in allergen control can lead to serious consumer risks and costly product recalls. However, many companies manage allergens without a structured system, which results in hidden cross-contamination risks and labelling errors.

This training helps QA, QC, production, and food safety teams design an effective allergen management system. You will learn how to identify allergen sources, map cross-contamination risks within your facility, and implement practical control measures that prevent allergen incidents.

With practical examples, templates, and risk-assessment tools, you will learn how to involve the right stakeholders and ensure allergen management becomes a structured and reliable part of your food safety management system.

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  • Save Time

    Practical checklists and templates let your team act immediately — without spending months interpreting requirements from scratch.

  • Strengthen Compliance

    Proven best practices help QA, RA, and R&D teams apply rules correctly, improve consistency, and stay audit-ready.

  • Implement with Confidence

    Built for GFSI compliance, giving auditors and authorities clear proof of training and due diligence.

Instructors and Coaches

With over 29 years of experience, Kitty Appels has helped countless quality professionals grow into confident, senior-level experts in the food industry. Her background in food technology gives her a strong technical foundation, while her coaching style focuses on practical leadership and personal development.

Kitty is known for her people-first approach. As an interim QA manager, she has guided struggling teams — often working under high stress or unsupportive leadership — back to a place of confidence, clarity, and food safety excellence. Her motto, “Many roads lead to Rome,” reflects her flexible, empowering mindset.

She finds joy in helping quality professionals unlock their potential, overcome internal and external challenges, and become balanced, respected voices within their organizations.

💬 “Nothing is more fulfilling than seeing a QA professional stand tall, speak up, and truly own their role.”

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Kitty Appels

Senior Instructor and Coach

Instructors and Coaches

Rob has over 27 years of experience in the international food industry and has supported QA teams in more than 70 countries. With a background in physics and econometrics, he combines scientific insight with strategic thinking to help organizations improve their food safety and quality systems.

As a frequent speaker at global conferences including the IFC (World Bank) and FI Global, Rob is recognized for his practical expertise in GFSI standards and organizational improvement. Over the past decade, he has coached many QA Directors and Vice Presidents in the food industry, helping them influence senior management and embed food safety into business culture.

💬 “I help QA professionals turn complex requirements into real-world results.”

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Rob Kooijmans

Senior Instructor and Coach

Instructors and Coaches

Luis cuenta con más de 25 años de experiencia en aseguramiento de la calidad, inocuidad alimentaria y gestión de riesgos. Está especializado en ofrecer soluciones prácticas y efectivas, alineadas con los estándares internacionales, para empresas alimentarias y agroindustriales en América Latina y Europa. Con una sólida trayectoria tanto en la industria como en organismos de certificación, ha realizado más de 400 días de auditoría como auditor líder para empresas productoras de alimentos. Su experiencia incluye el desarrollo de proveedores y co-fabricantes, así como la capacitación técnica en temas clave de inocuidad alimentaria y cumplimiento con esquemas GFSI. Luis es reconocido por su enfoque práctico y orientado a resultados, ayudando a equipos operativos y a la alta dirección a traducir los requisitos normativos en acciones concretas y sostenibles.

💬 “La mejora real surge cuando conectamos las normas con la aplicación práctica en el día a día.”

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Luis Fissore

Instructor y entrenador (Español)

What Our Clients Say:

“This training helped us structure our allergen management system much better. The cross-contamination mapping and risk scan templates made it easier to identify hidden risks and improve communication between QA and production.”

Quality Assurance Manager – Global Food Manufacturer

Carlos B.

“Very practical training for QA and production teams. The templates for allergen risk assessment and labelling checks helped us quickly strengthen our allergen control procedures.”

Food Safety Manager – International Food Company

Gloria S.

“Before this training, our allergen controls were mostly based on procedures but lacked a clear overview of risks. The structured approach and implementation tools helped us improve our allergen management and audit readiness.”

Technical Manager – FMCG Manufacturer

Sandra J.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What will I learn in this training?

    This training explains how to design and improve an effective allergen management system in food production environments. You will learn how to identify allergen sources in raw materials, map cross-contamination risks within your facility, perform allergen risk scans, and strengthen allergen labelling controls.

    The training also includes practical templates and tools that help you implement improvements and align your system with food safety standards such as IFS Food, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000.

  • How long does the training take?

    The training includes approximately 2 hours of on-demand video content.

    Many participants complete the training in a few sessions and revisit specific lessons while implementing the tools and templates in their organisation.

    Because you have one year access, you can return to the training whenever needed.

  • Does the training include a certificate?

    Yes. After completing the training, you will receive a certificate of completion.

    This certificate can be used as evidence of continuous professional training, which is often reviewed during GFSI audits.

  • Is the training relevant for my role?

    Yes. This training is designed for professionals involved in food safety and quality management, including:

    QA Managers

    Food Safety Managers

    Production Managers

    Technical Managers

    Quality and compliance teams

    It is particularly useful for professionals working in companies certified against IFS Food, BRCGS, or FSSC 22000.

  • Are subtitles available?

    Yes. The training videos include subtitles in 13 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

    This makes it easier for international teams to follow the training and understand the content clearly.

  • Can I watch this training on my phone or tablet?

    Yes. The training can be followed on desktop, tablet, or mobile devices.

    This allows you to learn whenever it fits your schedule and easily revisit specific lessons while implementing the tools in your organisation.

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