Food Allergies And Intolerances

Question 1

[What is a food allergy?

Answer 1

• Afood allergy is a serious and possibly life-threatening reaction to certain foods

Question 2

Someone who is allergic to foods must:

Answer 2

• avoid eating them
• read food labels carefully to see if those foods are in the ingredients list

Question 3

What are the signs (symptoms) that someone has a food allergy you can’t see:

Answer 3

• The mouth, tongue and throat swell
• The person cannot breathe, speak or
swallow properly
• Wheezing
• Stomach pain
• Feeling sick - may be sick
• Blood pressure drops
• They may collapse and become unconscious

Question 4

What are the signs (symptoms) that someone has a food allergy you can see?:

Answer 4

• Skin becomes red
• A raised, red/pink itchy rash shows on the skin (called hives)
• The skin swells - often on the face
• The nose and eyes itch
• The lips and eyelids swell

Question 5

If someone has an allergic reaction:

Answer 5

• Stay calm and call 999 for an ambulance
• Make the patient comfortable

• If they have an EpiPen, use it (it will control their symptoms while they are going to hospital)

• People who work for a H&C business should be trained to use an EpiPen

Question 6

Common food that caused allergies are

Answer 6

Eggs,seeds,nuts,fish,shellfish,dairy,citrus fruits

Question 7

What is food intolerance

Answer 7

Food intolerance happens when something in certain foods makes someone feel unwell most of the time but is not as life-threatening as a food allergy can be. People with a food intolerance may have a range of symptoms:

Diarrhoea,musclle pain,bloating,nausea,tiredness snd amny more

Question 8

Things that a food handler can do to help people with food allergies or intolerances

Answer 8

Avoid contaminating foods with food allergens (ingredients that people are allergic to) when preparing food

• Tell customers about the ingredients in the food they are selling or serving them

• Make sure that menus show all the ingredients they contain, so that customers avoid buying foods they know they cannot eat

Question 9

Signs of someone that is lactose intolerant

Answer 9

Bloating, abdominal pain,flatulence,,nauseau and diarrhoea

Question 10

Foods someone lactose intolerant should not eat

Answer 10

All dairy foods

Question 11

Foods that someone whith coeliac disease should not eat

Answer 11

Wheat,barley,oats and rye

Question 12

Symptons of coeliac disease

Answer 12

Children with coeliac disease might not grow properly
• They will not have enough energy and will be tired much of the time
• They can lose weight and become ill

Question 13

What is Anaphylaxis

Answer 13

Anaphylaxis - is a very severe and life-threatening allergic reaction that affects breathing, the heart, the digestive System and the skin

Question 14

How are people lactose intolerant

Answer 14

Lactose is the natural sugar found in dairy milk. People who have lactose intolerance cannot digest (break down and absorb lactose in their body). so the bacteria in their large intestine break it down instead which produce gas (bloating/flatulence)

Question 15

How to people have coeliac disease

Answer 15

Coeliac disease is caused by the immune system not tolerating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, oats and rye and food products that contain them.

This causes the villi in the small intestine to become damaged, so they cannot absorb enough nutrients into the body: