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With the new food law, all food service organisations serving unpackaged food or food that is packaged on site for immediate consumption, will have to supply details of the menu items that contain the EU Top14 allergens within the dishes they serve.

 Details of the Top-14 allergens will have to be listed clearly in an obvious place such as a menu, chalkboard, information pack (Each dish on your menu requires a breakdown of allergens)

Important aspects of the new law:

• You can no longer state that you don't know if an allergen is present
• You can no longer state that all foods "could" contain allergens
• Oral statements have to be backed up in writing if required
• Your local Environment Health Officers will enforce the regulations, non-compliance will result in large fines 

The regulations and subsequent enforcement proves that the requirement of staff training at all levels has never been more important for food service organisations.

All staff need to be trained in order to understand the requirements of food allergic customers and how to prevent cross contamination!