Food Allergens (7125)

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Last Updated: 10 Aug 2026

The Level 2 Award in Food Allergens has been developed to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to identify, manage and control food allergen risks in a food business. It supports individuals working in hospitality, catering, retail, education and other food service environments to understand their legal responsibilities and implement safe working practices that help protect consumers.

This qualification is knowledge based, enabling learners to recognise allergen risks, communicate accurate allergen information, prevent cross-contamination and respond appropriately should an allergen incident occur.

This qualification is suitable for anyone involved in the preparation, handling, service or sale of food, including:

Hospitality and catering staff
Front of house and customer service teams
Kitchen and food preparation staff
Food retail employees
Schools, colleges and workplace catering teams
Individuals entering the hospitality and catering industry
Existing staff requiring up-to-date allergen knowledge

Available to deliver in the following:

England
International

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

Recognise food allergen risks within a food business.

Support legal compliance through effective allergen management.

Communicate confidently with customers regarding allergens.

Apply safe working practices to minimise cross-contamination.

Contribute to a positive food safety culture and help protect consumers.

Assessment

The qualification is assessed through a multiple-choice evolve test that confirms learners have achieved the required knowledge and understanding.

Progression

Achievement of this qualification provides a foundation for further learning within hospitality, catering and food safety, including wider food safety and supervisory qualifications.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

Learners will develop an understanding of:

Food allergy, food intolerance and coeliac disease.
The 14 regulated food allergens and associated risks.
Relevant food allergen legislation and legal responsibilities, including Natasha's Law.
Sources of allergen information and how to communicate this accurately to customers.
Preventing cross-contact during storage, preparation, cooking and service.
Safe working practices that reduce allergen risks.
Responding to allergen incidents, including reporting and organisational procedures.
Qualification benefits

Level 2

Level 2 Award in Food Allergens (7125-11)

Last Registration Date: 30 Sep 2029

Level 2 Award in Food Allergens

Accreditation No: Data unavailable This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: Data unavailable This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: Data unavailable The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 30/09/2030 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: TBC, please speak to your Account Manager for further information Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs. VAT may apply depending on your funding status and VAT registration.

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Assessment materials

7125-250 Sample assessment pack V1-0 pdf 320 KB 01 Sep 2026

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Food Allergens (7125)