Áine speaks with Ingrid Roche, Senior Project Officer with the National Allergy Council, an Accredited Practising Dietitian with many years’ experience as a paediatric allergydietician working with lots of families with children who have been diagnosed with allergies.  Ingrid shares about the results of a the "2023 needs analysis conducted by the Healthy Eating Advisory Service" which identified that cooks did not feel confident to modify menus to meet both nutritional and safety standards ... [resulting in] inconsistent food provision, and increased risk of allergen exposure." “The new national training program ... is helping long day care services across Australia respond to a growing need of how to manager food allergies while providing nutritious meals for children with diverse dietary requirements”.  Of the “1.3 million Australian children underthe age of 12 attending childcare services … an estimated 52,000 to 86,000 children are living with a food allergy.” This has highlighted the need for the 11 short practical training modules that have been developed “for cooks, chefs andeducators in early childhood education and care.”Ingrid has "worked clinically with children and families with food allergy in her role as Senior Paediatric Dietitian in the Immunology Department at Perth Children’s Hospitalin Western Australia for 13 years and still works part time in her private practice.  Ingrid has been an active ASCIA member, serving as the Chair of the Dietitian Committee and leading the development of online training for dietitians, as well as an advanced face-to-face food allergy training course for dietitians which is a partnership between ASCIA and the Dietitians Association of Australia.  Ingrid has a strong interest in food allergen management in food service.  She was heavily involved in the development of the new menu and food service system at the new Perth Children’s Hospital."

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