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Celebrating Three Years of Empowering Food Safety: Indegu's Partnership with FSA in Allergy Training

Three years on, Indegu Ltd continues to collaborate with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to enhance its online learning program on food allergies and intolerances. This updated training program remains a valuable resource for Local Authorities and food businesses, ensuring they stay well-informed about the latest regulations regarding food allergens.

Indegu, headquartered in Worcestershire and renowned for its expertise in professional eLearning solutions, custom-designed an exclusive online training platform for the FSA, accessible on their food allergens and intolerances course page. This initiative was part of their comprehensive training update in 2020. The training was further updated in 2021 to include Natasha’s Law.

Since its launch, the online training platform has already garnered significant traction, with over 460,000 users participating in three years. While the primary audience for this invaluable and cost-free resource remains local authority officers and food businesses, it remains open to anyone eager to expand their knowledge on the subject of food allergies and intolerances.

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Tracey Marlow-Jones, Founder and Director of Indegu Ltd explains “We appreciated the importance of this project from day one, providing critical information to help food businesses keep people living with food allergies and intolerances safe from potential risks.

By providing a Learning Management System and bespoke eLearning modules in English and Welsh, our team have successfully helped re-launch the FSA’s online Food Allergy and Intolerance training.”  She adds, “We were absolutely delighted to work with the FSA on this project and we hope that the new training platform will further help protect vulnerable individuals”.

Sushma Acharya, Head of Policy and Strategy for Food Hypersensitivity at the FSA said: ‘In the UK, approximately 1-2% of adults and 5-8% of children live with a food allergy and around 1 in 100 people have coeliac disease; this is why it is a top priority for us to provide quality online training, for Local Authorities and food businesses that is free and easy to use. The redeveloped training has the latest updates, including information on the new rules for prepacked for direct sale food.’

Three years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, this online training is still as popular as ever. As with any eLearning, people have access to a 24/7 training facility at their fingertips and the freedom to learn at their own pace. Users who complete the training receive an online Food Allergy Training Certificate and 3 Continuous Professional Development hours, ensuring that the additional skills gained by those individuals and businesses who seek compliance with the latest regulations are recognised.

About Indegu

Indegu was founded in 2018 with over 20 years of experience in adult education and managing eLearning professionals. Their rapid growth has been fuelled by the want and need for online learning, and as specialists in the field of eLearning, their success is set to continue.

For more information about Indegu working with FSA and their Food Allergens and Intolerance Training resources, please get in touch with [email protected] or alternatively visit the Indegu website.