The 2017 summer camping season is almost upon us. I’ve written this article, “Five Things Camps Need to Know About Life-threatening Allergies”, to offer a series of key allergy risk-reduction tips for camp directors and their staff. I hope that many of you find it useful. Bookings now being accepted for the 2017 camp season.…
Read the article, ‘Reducing allergen cross-contact: From reservation to check-out’, in the Spotlight section of the October, 2016 edition of Canadian Lodging News.
Read the article, ‘Life-threatening food allergies: Making front and back of house communication work’, on page 10 of the September, 2016 edition of Ontario Restaurant News.
Food allergy training by Allercom Allergy Consulting, Inc., exclusive provider of the AllergyAudit™ System of food allergy risk-reduction for restaurants, hotels, caterers, event-planners, health care facility cafeterias, schools, daycares, camps. Contact us at info@allercom.com today to book your initial consult and help make your foodservice establishment safer.
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My new article, ‘Five things summer camps need to know about life-threatening food allergies’. Have an allergy-safe summer!
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