People with any food allergy should be especially careful when dining out, because a new study finds that few restaurant workers are knowledgeable about these risks. The British research showed that there's a huge need for better awareness and training in the restaurant industry.
For example, in one out of three restaurant kitchens surveyed, common food allergens like eggs, peanuts, wheat, milk, nuts and fish were not kept separated from other foods. Food allergies affect as many as five to six percent of young children and three to four percent of adults. These people would like to be able to go out and eat as much as anyone else, and they should be able to do so safely. Some allergy awareness courses are being developed for food service and retail handlers in Canada in conjunction with TrainCan, which already offers food hygiene and sanitation courses.