ANSI Accreditation of AllerTrain makes it the first food allergy-training program to carry the ANSI recognition
MenuTrinfo a full service nutritional partner and food allergy trainer for the Food Service and Hospitality Industry. Today they are proud to announce they are the first to receive their ANSI accreditation for their AllerTrain and AllerTrain Lite courses. MenuTrinfo’s AllerTrain classes provide the knowledge, training, and confidence needed to offer gluten-free and allergy-friendly menu items.
MenuTrinfo is a certified Women Business Enterprise Company owned by Betsy Craig. MenuTrinfo is a company that provides the service of nutritional analysis and allergen/gluten-free identification for the food service industry. The AllerTrain family of classes came as a direct result of the needs expressed by MenuTrinfo clients in 2010 and early 2011. AllerTrain launched from one class to multiple classes, depending completely on the needs of the stakeholders as determined in the discovery and assessment phases of the program. “We have doubled our growth year after year for our entire AllerTrain suite of courses since we began [these classes] in 2011” states Craig clearly sharing the success of the training programs.
MenuTrinfo started down the accreditation path in April of 2014. Jennifer Frank, Director of Education and Training spearheaded this campaign along side MenuTrinfo founder and CEO Betsy Craig. Jennifer mentions “It was a long road but the outcome is insurmountable as we have just made an already great program even better by being able to state that we are the only ANSI accredited program on the market.
The purpose of AllerTrain is to assist course participants in gaining a thorough understanding of food allergies, Celiac disease, and food intolerances through evidence-based job training. By providing the skills, knowledge and competencies necessary to ensure safe production and delivery of special dietary needs meals, AllerTrain aims to improve overall safety in the food service industry.
The AllerTrain certificate programs are designed to meet the educational needs and interests of adults working in various aspects of the food service industry, including:
- Restaurant general managers, owners, and executive chefs
- Food and safety managers
- Kitchen staff
- Front-of-house staff
- Anyone involved in commercial restaurant operation
- Primary and secondary school administrators
- Food service managers
- Nutritionists/registered dietitians
- Food service directors
During the ANSI accreditation process an oversight committee was formed consisting of top industry professionals. “The oversight committee members service was invaluable to us during this process and they are a huge part of why we reached the goal line” says Craig.
- Bill Moore: Director of Safety and Security for Eat’nPark
- Doug Davis: Senior Director Global Food Safety for Marriott International
- Beth Winthrop: National Development Director for Wellness for Sodexo Campus Services
- Elizabeth Rosenberg: Manager, RD, Chef for Dartmouth College
- Brian Turner: Senior Manager Food Safety Information Services for Sodexo Corporate
- Doris Walsh: Education Professional
- Hal Brown: Director of Dining for UNC
“I think the AllerTrain class is an excellent tool to make the world of allergens a little more understandable”-Jennifer Zerby Personal Touch Food Service Inc.
For more information about AllerTrain or to sign up for a class please visit www.menutrinfo.com/allergy-training/
MenuTrinfo is dedicated to helping foodservice operators protect the lives and health of their customers by meeting or exceeding new nutritional labeling regulations as required by law and by partnering with restaurants to provide safe products and procedures that meet a wide range of dietary restrictions. MenuTrinfo’s complete suite of services include menu analysis and AllerChef and AllerTrain certification and training in the areas of gluten-free menus, specialty menu development, nutritional counseling, and policy development. Its nutritional analysis is the only full-service solution for nutritional labeling that is insured and based on an FDA-approved process. MenuTrinfo clients cover the spectrum of food service, from large universities to restaurants and catering operations. For more information, go to www.menutrinfo.com or call (888) 767-MENU (6368).
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has served in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for more than 90 years.
ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of standards developing organizations. These groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by the standards body in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institutes essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.
For more info about ANSI please visit www.ansi.org
