Food Allergen Awareness Course (EU) 2026
This course is for people who prepare, serve or sell food in the EU, such as kitchen, café, bar, shop and catering staff. It covers the 14 allergens in EU law, allergen labels on packaged food, allergen information in restaurants and cafés, avoiding cross-contact and what to do if a customer has a reaction. Each topic has a short lesson and an untimed quiz, followed by a timed 30-question final assessment; score 80% or more to earn a Certificate of Completion.
W skrócie
Ten bezpłatny kurs obejmuje około 150 minut lekcji, quizy tematyczne bez limitu czasu (liczba: 6, łącznie 91 pytań) oraz końcowy test na czas z 30 losowo wybranymi pytaniami. Uzyskaj co najmniej 80% w teście końcowym, aby pobrać zaświadczenie o ukończeniu (prywatne, nieakredytowane). Sprawdzono z oficjalnymi źródłami 13 października 2026.
Czego się nauczysz
- Explain the difference between a food allergy, a food intolerance and coeliac disease
- Name the 14 allergens listed in EU law and spot where they hide in recipes
- Read how allergens are emphasised on prepacked food labels
- Explain the EU rule on allergen information for non-prepacked food and why national rules differ
- Use storage, cleaning and planning to avoid allergen cross-contact
- Answer a customer's allergy question honestly and pass the order on clearly
- Recognise anaphylaxis and call 112
Uzyskaj co najmniej 80%, aby pobrać certyfikat.
Twój plan nauki
Przeczytaj każdą lekcję, rozwiąż quiz tematyczny (bez limitu czasu, z wyjaśnieniami), a potem końcowy test na czas. Za każdym razem losowany jest nowy zestaw pytań. Postęp zapisuje się w tej przeglądarce.
- Przeczytaj lekcjeLekcje: 6, około 150 min
- Quiz tematyczny 1: Food allergy, intolerance and coeliac diseasePytania: 15
- Quiz tematyczny 2: The 14 allergens and where they hidePytania: 15
- Quiz tematyczny 3: Allergen labelling on prepacked foodPytania: 16
- Quiz tematyczny 4: Allergen information for non-prepacked foodPytania: 15
- Quiz tematyczny 5: Avoiding cross-contact in the kitchenPytania: 15
- Quiz tematyczny 6: Allergy questions and emergenciesPytania: 15
- Egzamin końcowyPytania: 30, 35 min · Co najmniej 80%
Quiz tematyczny 1: Food allergy, intolerance and coeliac disease
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Pytanie 1 z 15
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. The immune system wrongly treats a protein in a food as a threat
In a food allergy, the immune system reacts to a food because it mistakes a protein in it for a threat.
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Pytanie 2 z 15
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Odpowiedź: D. It is not an allergy and is never life-threatening
A food intolerance means difficulty digesting a substance. No allergic reaction happens, and it is never life-threatening.
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Pytanie 3 z 15
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Odpowiedź: B. A severe allergic reaction that can be life-threatening
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that is life-threatening. Food is one possible trigger.
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Pytanie 4 z 15
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Odpowiedź: D. Swelling of the throat and tongue
Signs of anaphylaxis include swelling of the throat and tongue and difficulty breathing or breathing very fast.
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Pytanie 5 z 15
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Odpowiedź: C. An itchy mouth, hives, a swollen face or vomiting
Common food allergy symptoms include an itchy mouth, throat or ears, hives, facial swelling and vomiting. They can affect several parts of the body at once.
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Pytanie 6 z 15
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Odpowiedź: B. Within minutes, or over up to two hours
Anaphylaxis can develop within minutes or over up to two hours.
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Pytanie 7 z 15
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Odpowiedź: C. Wheat, barley and rye
Gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye. EU law also lists oats under "cereals containing gluten".
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Pytanie 8 z 15
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Odpowiedź: A. An autoimmune condition where the immune system reacts to gluten
Coeliac disease is not an allergy or an intolerance. The immune system reacts to gluten and damages the small intestine.
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Pytanie 9 z 15
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Odpowiedź: A. A gluten-free diet
There is no cure for coeliac disease. The main treatment is a gluten-free diet.
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Pytanie 10 z 15
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Odpowiedź: D. A few seconds or minutes after eating
With an IgE-mediated allergy, symptoms develop a few seconds or minutes after eating. Non-IgE-mediated reactions can take up to several hours.
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Pytanie 11 z 15
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Odpowiedź: C. Almost any food can cause an allergy, so the request needs the same care
Almost any food can cause an allergic reaction. The 14 are the ones EU law requires businesses to declare.
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Pytanie 12 z 15
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Odpowiedź: A. Food allergies, coeliac disease and adverse reactions to sulphites
EFSA's opinion covered IgE- and non-IgE-mediated food allergy, coeliac disease and adverse reactions to sulphites, but not reactions that do not involve the immune system.
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Pytanie 13 z 15
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Odpowiedź: B. The food business operator
Regulation 852/2004 says the primary responsibility for food safety rests with the food business operator.
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Pytanie 14 z 15
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Odpowiedź: A. 13 December 2014
The regulation applies from 13 December 2014. The nutrition declaration became mandatory later, from 13 December 2016.
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Pytanie 15 z 15
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Odpowiedź: B. Yes, it includes information given by verbal communication
Regulation 1169/2011 defines food information as information made available by a label, other material or any other means, including verbal communication.
Klawiatura: 1–4, aby odpowiedzieć, Enter – następne pytanie.
Co warto wiedzieć przed egzaminem
- Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 lists 14 allergens that food businesses must declare, from cereals containing gluten to molluscs.
- On prepacked food, allergens must be named in the ingredients list and emphasised, for example by font, style or background colour.
- Allergen information is mandatory for non-prepacked food, such as meals in restaurants and cafés; Member States may set national rules on how it is given.
- Where a country has no national measures, the Commission says allergen information cannot be given only when a customer asks for it.
- Since 2021, EU hygiene rules say equipment used for an allergen must be cleaned and checked before it is used for food without that allergen.
- 112 is the European emergency number: free of charge from fixed and mobile phones everywhere in the EU.
Najczęściej zadawane pytania
Is this an official or legally required allergen training certificate?
No. When you pass the final assessment you get a PassEveryTest Certificate of Completion, which shows you finished this general awareness course. It is not an accredited qualification or a legally required training certificate, and it does not replace your employer's training or national requirements.
What are the 14 allergens in EU law?
Cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, tree nuts, celery, mustard, sesame seeds, sulphur dioxide and sulphites (above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre), lupin and molluscs.
Do restaurants and cafés have to give allergen information?
Yes. EU law makes allergen information mandatory for non-prepacked food. Each EU country may set its own rules on how it is given, for example in writing on the menu, so check your national food authority and your employer's procedures.
How does the final assessment work?
It has 30 questions drawn at random from the course question bank, with a 35-minute time limit. You need 80% to pass, and each attempt gives you a new mix of questions.
What should I do if a customer has a severe allergic reaction?
Call 112 and say you think the person is having anaphylaxis. Help them use their adrenaline auto-injector if they have one, and keep them lying down or sitting, not standing or walking. This follows the advice of Ireland's health service (HSE); also follow your workplace first-aid training.
Czy zaświadczenie jest akredytowane lub oficjalnie uznawane?
Nie. To prywatne zaświadczenie o ukończeniu, wyłącznie dla Twojej wiedzy. Nie jest uznawane, akredytowane ani zatwierdzone przez żaden rząd, organ licencyjny, regulatora ani instytucję edukacyjną i nie zastępuje żadnej licencji, certyfikacji ani szkolenia wymaganych przez prawo.
Źródła
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (consolidated text, EUR-Lex)
- Commission Notice 2017/C 428/01 on the provision of information on substances or products causing allergies or intolerances (EUR-Lex)
- European Commission: Mandatory food information
- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (consolidated text, EUR-Lex)
- Regulation (EU) 2021/382 amending the food hygiene annexes (allergen management and food safety culture, EUR-Lex)
- Commission Notice 2022/C 355/01 on food safety management systems, including allergen management (EUR-Lex)
- EFSA: Scientific Opinion on the evaluation of allergenic foods and food ingredients for labelling purposes (2014)
- EFSA: Allergens in food: scientific advice updated (news, 2014)
- European Commission: 112, the European emergency number
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Allergen information for non-prepacked food
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Allergen information for non-prepacked food (leaflet, PDF)
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: List of 14 allergens
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Food allergens (consumer advice)
- HSE (Ireland): Food allergy
- HSE (Ireland): Anaphylaxis
- HSE (Ireland): Coeliac disease
- UK Food Standards Agency: Cross-contamination and food allergies (Safer food, better business sheet, PDF)