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Allergen Management Audit

Allergen Management Audit

An Allergen Management Audit is a critical inspection designed to ensure that your organisation effectively controls and manages allergens throughout the food production or handling process. Achieving a successful allergen audit demonstrates your business’s commitment to food safety, regulatory compliance, and consumer protection – trusted by clients, partners, and regulators across the food industry. With robust allergen management, you minimise the risk of cross-contamination, protect sensitive consumers, and strengthen your reputation. Compliancy Group guides you through every step – making allergen management compliance clear, practical, and a genuine business advantage.

Why Choose Compliancy Group?

We understand the complexities of allergen control and food safety regulations. Our team brings hands-on experience with allergen risk assessments, process audits, and industry best practices.

No one-size-fits-all here. Whether you need gap analysis, policy development, staff training, or ongoing compliance advice, our services are fully customised to your operations. We offer flexible support packages—from essential guidance to comprehensive on-site consultancy.

We work exclusively with UKAS-accredited certification bodies and maintain a 100% pass rate for compliance assessments. Our clients trust us to deliver results that stand up to audit and regulatory scrutiny—helping you achieve, maintain, and leverage allergen management compliance for business growth.

Compliance shouldn’t slow you down. We help you build safer processes, reduce risk, and improve efficiency—so you can focus on producing safe food and expanding your business.

 

You’ll work directly with our expert team, including leadership involvement from our CEO. We pride ourselves on responsive communication, clear guidance, and ongoing support throughout your compliance journey.

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Allergen Management Audit Benefits for Your Business

Demonstrate compliance to secure contracts with major retailers and food service providers.

Show your commitment to food safety and consumer protection.

Minimise the risk of allergen cross-contamination and costly recalls.

Enhance your standing as a responsible and trusted food business.

Regular audits and compliance checks foster a culture of ongoing improvement and operational excellence.

Unlock New Opportunities

Boost Credibility

Strengthen Reputation

Strengthen Reputation

Drive Continuous Improvement

Benefits of Compliancy Group Services

From gap analysis to audit support, our team ensures you’re always prepared and confident.

We streamline compliance processes, freeing up your team to focus on core business activities.

Services are tailored to your specific business needs, not generic templates.

Ongoing support, training, and regulatory updates keep your business compliant long after inspection.

Our 100% compliance pass rate and exclusive partnerships with UKAS-accredited bodies mean you’re in safe hands.

Expert Guidance at Every Step

Time & Resource Savings

Customised Solutions

Relevant Certifications & Accreditations

FAQ's - Allergen Management Audit

Non-compliance with allergen information laws can lead to severe consequences, including: Legal Penalties: Fines, lawsuits, and criminal charges.
Allergen management embodies the procedures, policies and practices contributing to the control of allergens within a food business. It should be considered as a component of existing food safety management plans and processes, such as GMP controls.
The law requires that food labels identify the food source of all major food allergens used to make the food. This requirement is met if the common or usual name of an ingredient already identifies that allergen's food source name (for example, buttermilk).
In short: you must make sure that the 14 regulated food allergens are declared, that your staff are trained about allergens and you manage allergens properly. Current FSA guidance states that food businesses should make clear, comprehensive and accurate allergen information easily available in writing for consumers.
Allergy blood tests are used to help find out if you have an allergy. There are two general types of allergy blood tests: A total IgE test measures the total amount of IgE antibodies in your blood. A specific IgE test measures how much IgE your body makes in response to a single allergen. 6 What are the three types of allergens? Allergies exist in many different forms. •Food Allergy. Learn the signs and symptoms of food allergy. ... •Skin Allergy. Learn about allergic skin reactions and what causes them. •Dust Allergies. People who have dust allergies are familiar with sneezing—but sneezing isn't the only uncomfortable symptom.
Allergen management is the process of identifying, controlling, and mitigating the presence of allergens in products or work environments to prevent allergic reactions. It includes proper labeling, cleaning, cross-contact prevention, and staff training.
The Allergen Control Plan is a written document outlining controls put in place regarding the storage, handling, and processing of allergens and the identification of places where cross-contact is likely to occur. Prevention and monitoring methods are included to prevent cross-contact.
The Importance of Food Allergen Audits for Food Businesses Ensuring the safety of customers with food allergies is a critical responsibility for any food business. Food allergen audits play a vital role in maintaining high standards of food safety and compliance with UK regulations.
Having an allergic condition that is severe or life threatening may also mean you can be protected under the Equality Act 2010, as it could be classed as a disability. An employer is required by law to take measures to prevent physical and mental ill health in their workers that are caused by workplace activities.