Why Allergen Management Is A Challenge

Here are some of the typical situations you might recognize in your current Allergen Management system:

  • Your R&D and Purchase Departments decided to change ingredients and forgot about the change management procedure - AGAIN
  • Your Supplier decided to change ingredients and did not inform you - AGAIN
  • Your Marketing or Sales Department decided to change the labels without a proper review - AGAIN
  • You are trying to cope with all the above mentioned changes to keep your HACCP-system up to date
  • New equipment is installed and now you can update your Cleaning Validation and Verification
  • Your overview of ingredients isn't updated with the latest allergens
  • You are facing challenges with cross-contamination
  • If you hold an IFS certificate and need to meet requirement 4.19 Allergen risk mitigation and requirement 2.3.6.1 hazard analysis, this training will be beneficial. It provides insights into the necessary actions and Best Practices, enabling you to customize the Allergen Management for your organization
  • If you are facing challenges with implementing European legislation Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and/or U.S. legislation FDA for allergens and/or FASTER Act, 2023, this Mastery Module will help you to implement these requirement efficiently


And there might be many other situations in your facility...

... the question is: How are you keeping track of all these changes? Is everything up to date? Are you 100% sure you are not heading towards a recall?

=> Join our Program and start making a difference in Allergen Management in your organization!

How to Effectively Upgrade Your Allergen Management Approach

What is included in this Mastery Module: Allergens and Allergen Management

  • Required level: Senior QA-professional / QA- manager

  • This Module is A Part Of The Compliance Accelerator Program. This Module Contains ± 2 Hours Of Video Lessons With Explanations HOW You Can Create And Implement A Successful Approach To Allergen Management. Explanations Of HOW To Use The Downloads That You Can Implement.

  • Learn what Allergens might be a Risk for Your Facility and Your End Products

  • Create your overview of the Route Allergens take in Your Facility

  • Create Your Best Practice Cleaning Matrix

  • Know Your Risks regarding Cross-Contamination. And know Your Labelling Risks regarding Allergens

  • You will work on upgrading your Allergen Management system via the downloads that we give you. These downloads and all your information will stay on your computer. You will not share any information with the other participants or with the instructor. Everything you work on will only be visible for you - full confidentiality of your data is guaranteed this way

  • When You Have Finished All The Steps Of This Mastery Module You Can Download Your Certificate

  • As Part Of the Mastery Program You Have Access To The Monthly Open Office Hours. During The Open Office Hours, You Can Ask All The Questions You Have Regarding This Topic To Our Coaches

What You Get in this Mastery Module

Exactly the boost you need HOW to get your Allergen Management System to the next level!

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

    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 this module

    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 ± 7 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 ± 8 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 ± 7 minutes

    28. Monthly Open Office Hour / Hora mensual de oficina abierta / Maandelijks open kantooruur

    29. Evaluation Of This Module

About this course

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

Instructors and Coaches

Instructor Bio:

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

Instructor Bio:

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

Instructor Bio:

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)

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