Major Food Companies & Dietary Restricitons
an extension
Recap
What Did I Say Originally?
After multiple visits to the Emergency Room in August 2020, I realized change is needed. Now, Starbucks and Chipotle are part of the problem — but so are many other resturants and companies. Different strategies can be employed — such as color-coding and more.
What are some of these ideas?
- color-coding equipment for various allergies - for example, anything marked with yellow would be dairy-free containers and utensils, and green could be for any nut-free containers and utensils (in order to prevent cross-contamination)
- using completely separate containers for dairy-free or other allergen-free products (which have a not-allergen-free counterpart)
- immedieatly washing containers and utensils after use to prevent cross-contamination if a color-coded set of containers and utensils don't already exist for the allergen presented
- with the implementation of these strategies, cashiers can also mark each order with the allergens and dietary restrictions of the customer in order to ensure that there aren't any guesses or miscommunications between the cashier and the kitchen crew
