Food Allergen Awareness
Scored quiz that tests front-of-house staff on the 14 regulated allergens, Natasha's Law and PPDS labelling, and how to handle allergen queries and emergencies without guessing.
Who this is for
Front-of-house staff in cafes, restaurants, pubs and takeaways, plus supervisors who verify allergen knowledge at induction
Learners will be able to
- Recall all 14 allergens regulated under UK food information law and name common menu items each hides in
- Explain what Natasha's Law requires for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods and identify which products on site need a full ingredient label
- Respond to a customer allergen query using accurate information sources rather than guesswork or reassurance
- Identify cross-contact risks during service, including shared fryers, utensils and buffet stations
- State the correct first response to a suspected allergic reaction, including when to call 999
Template prompt
“Create a food allergen awareness quiz for front-of-house hospitality staff covering the 14 regulated allergens, Natasha's Law (the Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019) and prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) labelling, answering customer allergen queries accurately, cross-contact risks in service, and what to do in a suspected allergic reaction. Mix multiple choice and scenario questions, and include a matching exercise pairing allergens with the menu items they commonly hide in.”
This prompt is fully editable. Customise it to match your audience, regulations, and learning objectives before generating.
What the 8 sections cover
- 1
Why allergens can kill: the case behind Natasha's Law
Context panel on anaphylaxis, the Natasha Ednan-Laperouse case, and why front-of-house answers carry legal and life-or-death weight.
- 2
The 14 regulated allergens
Flashcard deck pairing each allergen — from celery and lupin to molluscs and sulphites — with the menu items it commonly hides in.
- 3
Scored check: name the fourteen
Multiple-choice questions testing recall of the full allergen list, including the ones staff most often miss such as mustard, sesame and sulphur dioxide.
- 4
Natasha's Law and PPDS labelling
Visual decision tree showing what counts as prepacked for direct sale and when a full ingredient label with emphasised allergens is required.
- 5
Scored scenario: 'Does the brownie contain nuts?'
A customer with a peanut allergy asks about an unlabelled counter item; learners choose between checking the allergen matrix, asking the kitchen, or reassuring the customer — with consequence feedback.
- 6
Cross-contact in service
Practical risks front-of-house staff control: shared fryers, ice cream scoops, buffet spoons, and relaying special-diet orders to the kitchen accurately.
- 7
Scored matching: allergens to menu items
Matching exercise pairing hidden allergens with real dishes — sulphites in wine and dried fruit, lupin in continental flour, fish in Worcestershire sauce.
- 8
Emergency response and key takeaways
Final scored recap on responding to a suspected reaction — stop service, get help, call 999 for anaphylaxis — plus a takeaway summary of the quiz's core rules.
Structure is representative — the generator adapts sections to your edited prompt and passes every package through interactivity and visual-density quality gates.
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Food Allergen Awareness for Front-of-House Staff: UK Practical Quiz was generated with a prompt like this one — preview every section live and download the SCORM package.
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Make it yours
- Upload your allergen matrix or menu so the scenario questions reference your actual dishes instead of generic examples
- Add your house process for allergen queries — who checks the matrix, how orders are flagged to the kitchen — so the scored scenarios test your procedure, not a generic one
- For kitchen staff, ask the generator to shift the emphasis from customer queries to cross-contact controls at prep and storage
Frequently asked questions
Is allergen training a legal requirement for hospitality staff in the UK?
Food law requires that staff are trained and supervised in food safety matters commensurate with their role (Regulation (EC) 852/2004, which remains in force in UK law), and the Food Information Regulations 2014 require businesses to provide accurate allergen information for every item sold. Since March 2025, Food Standards Agency best-practice guidance also expects written allergen information to be available for non-prepacked food, backed up by a conversation with staff. No single named certificate is mandated, but a business that cannot evidence allergen training will struggle to show compliance to an Environmental Health Officer, and providing inaccurate allergen information is an offence.
What is Natasha's Law and who does it apply to?
Natasha's Law is the common name for the Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019, in force since 1 October 2021, with parallel legislation in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It requires prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods — items packed on site before the customer orders, such as grab-and-go sandwiches or boxed salads — to carry a full ingredient list with the 14 allergens emphasised. It was introduced after the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse from an unlabelled sesame allergen in a baguette.
What are the 14 allergens that must be declared?
Celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide/sulphites (above 10mg/kg or 10mg/litre), and tree nuts. These must be declared whenever they are used as an ingredient, and staff must be able to give accurate information about them for non-prepacked food too.
How often should allergen training be refreshed?
There is no fixed statutory interval, but the Food Standards Agency expects knowledge to be current, so many operators refresh annually and re-brief staff whenever the menu, suppliers or recipes change. A quiz like this is a quick way to evidence refresher completion at induction and after menu updates.
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