Foodservice

Sodexo introduces expanded food allergy training

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March 18, 2021

In a move to improve the lives of the 85 million Americans who are impacted by food allergies, FARE, a non-governmental organization engaged in food allergy advocacy and a funder of food allergy research, launched an expanded FARECheck program and announced the program's first partnership with Sodexo, a global foodservice provider, according to a press release.

Established in 2016, the FARECheck program was designed to standardize food allergen training for foodservice workers and food establishments. The new program will expand training options and create a new multi-level certification process with advanced standards for food establishments, which will strengthen food allergy safety and awareness in restaurants, college dining halls, senior centers and soup kitchens, among others.

"We're looking forward to partnering with foodservice workers and food establishments across the nation to help them better understand the challenges people with food allergies face and teach them how to prevent allergic reactions among their customers so they can become FARECheck-approved," Lisa Gable, chief executive officer of FARE, said in the press release.

The original FARECheck program offered review and certification of allergen training programs provided by food service companies. The expanded FARECheck program continues to offer that certification, adding on-demand and instructor-led training options provided by FARE and an onsite audit program.

"We are proud to be recognized as a gold-level partner and more importantly, proud of the positive impact on health, safety and well-being that will come as a result of this partnership," Quintina Reddington RDN, LDN, national manager of nutrition, NORAM universities and K-12 schools segments for Sodexo, said in the press release.