Rollins College

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Dining Services
Made-to-order items
Made-to-order items
[Yes, for all stations]
How are ingredients available?
Table: Ingredient Info Availability
Top 8 allergens, online database
[Not answered]
Full ingredients, online database
[Not answered]
Top 8 allergens, a list is posted in the dining hall
[Yes]
Full ingredients, a list is posted in the dining hall
[Not answered]
Top 8 allergens, available on request in the dining hall
[Yes]
Full ingredients, available on request in the dining hall
[Yes]

 
Top 8 Allergens
Full Ingredients

Additional Information

All dining hall stations have signage identifying the top nine allergens. 

 

In addition to this, a full calorie count is listed for each ingredient, allowing students to make an educated decision when serving food on their plates. 

 

Students may ask a Dining Manager and/or Executive Chef for full ingredients lists or product labels at any time. Please state your known allergies when requesting for ingredient/product lists.

1. We provide access to ingredient information for made-to-order* items. *Made-to-order - Meals that are prepared on request and to your specification in the dining hall. Examples include a sandwich station, omelet station, burrito station, etc.

Self-Serve Items
Self-Serve Items
[Yes, for all stations]
How are ingredients available?
Table: Ingredient Info Availability
Top 8 allergens, online database
[Not answered]
Full ingredients, online database
[Not answered]
Top 8 allergens, a list is posted in the dining hall
[Yes]
Full ingredients, a list is posted in the dining hall
[Not answered]
Top 8 allergens, available on request in the dining hall
[Not answered]
Full ingredients, available on request in the dining hall
[Yes]

 
Top 8 Allergens
Full Ingredients

Additional Information

Students may ask a Dining Manager and/or Executive Chef for full ingredients lists or product labels at any time. If you have a food allergy, please speak to the Dining Manager or Executive Chef and ask for items from the backup supply. Please state your known allergies when requesting for ingredient lists or backup ingredients.

2. We provide access to ingredient information for self-serve* items. *Self-serve - Meals that are served buffet-style in a dining hall. These are typically high risk for cross-contact and are best avoided by diners with food allergies.

Made-To-Order Areas
Made-to-order areas
[Yes, in all stations]
Additional information

Cross-contact procedures are in place for each station and throughout the dining hall. All dining services staff who work at made-order stations are trained upon hiring and are monitored for compliance with cross-contact procedures. For stations that offer items made without requested allergen(s), for example gluten, employees are trained to wash hands, change gloves, use clean utensils and prep surface, pull ingredients from back up storage, prep the item in a safe environment, and hand the item directly to the student.

Note: Our dining facilities are not considered free from any food allergen or gluten. While we take care to minimize cross-contact, from receiving to service, between allergen-free and allergen-containing foods, we cannot totally eliminate exposure to food allergens and gluten.

3. We have procedures in place to lower the risk of cross-contact in made-to-order areas.

Self-Serve Areas
Self-Serve Areas
[Yes, in all areas]
Additional Information

All dining services staff are trained to monitor self-service areas for cleanliness and will clean up spills as quickly as possible. Separate tongs and utensils are also used for all self-service items. If you have a food allergy, please speak to the Dining Manager or Executive Chef and ask for items from the backup self-service items supply.

4. We have procedures in place to lower the risk of cross-contact in self-serve areas.

Pre-Order Meals
Do students have access to pre-order meals free from their allergens?
[Yes]
Additional information

Students with food restrictions that qualify as a medical necessity (as approved by the Office of Accessibility Services) have the ability to pre-order meals and will work directly with our Executive Chef and Registered Dietitian to set up an accommodation for customized meals.

Note: Our dining facilities are not considered free from any food allergen or gluten. While we take care to minimize cross-contact, from receiving to service, between allergen-free and allergen-containing foods but cannot totally eliminate exposure to food allergens and gluten.

Our Simple Servings station can safely serve students with the following allergies: gluten, wheat, soy, egg, milk, peanut, tree nut and shellfish. 

5. We have pre-order meals* available. *Pre-order meals - Custom meals that can be ordered in advance by a diner so they are ready for pick up at a specific time. Typically these can be ordered online or by phone/text.

Allergy-Friendly Station
Do students have access to an allergy-friendly station(s) that is free from specific allergens?
[Yes]
What is the station free from?
Peanut
Tree nut
Shellfish
Eggs
Wheat
Soy
Milk
Gluten
Additional Information

Simple Servings is our resident dining option, providing safe and appetizing food choices for our customers with food allergies and/or gluten intolerance. The Simple Servings station does not offer foods made with the FDA most-common allergens of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, wheat, soy, milk, and eggs.  All foods offered will be made without gluten-containing ingredients.  Simple Servings staff members are carefully trained to avoid cross-contact of their menu items. Purple utensils, pots and pans, cutting boards, knives, etc., are used to indicate allergen-free. All Simple Servings menu items are prepared and stored in with dedicated equipment and prep spaces.

Note: Separate equipment, storage areas, utensils and preparation areas minimize, but do not totally eliminate, the chances of gluten and allergens in our Simple Servings foods. 

6. We have an allergy-friendly station*. *Allergy-friendly station - A food station where specific ingredients are banned, typically including many or all items in the Top 8 allergens and gluten.

Dining Services Staff Member Trained?
Dining services staff trained?
[Yes, all staff]
How often?
At least once a year
When hired, allergy education/training provided in daily staff meetings.
Which course(s) are used?
AllerTrain courses by MenuTrinfo
ServSafe Allergen by National Restaurant Association
We developed our own food allergy training.
Additional information

All Dining Managers, Executive Chefs, Registered Dietitians, Simple Servings cooks, and applicable supervisors and sous chefs complete the AllertrainU certificate training by MenuTrinfo.

 

7. We train dining services staff members.

Registered Dietitian on Staff?
Do you have a registered dietitian on staff?
[Yes]

8. We have a registered dietitian* on staff. *Registered dietitian - Registered dietitians are food and nutrition experts who are often tasked with helping students with food allergies navigate the dining halls.

Campus Life & Disabilities
RAs Trained
RA’s trained
[No]

9. We train our RA's.

Inclusive Resident Life Programs Including Food
Inclusive resident life programs involving food?
[Yes]
How can students access safe foods for resident life programs?

Through collaboration with Dining Services. We also always offer the most inclusive and allergy accommodating menu for large scale programming that happens in our halls and in our peer educator trainings.

Additional information

We do offer meal plan exemptions to those students that can provide medical documentation and/or work with Dining Services and Accessibility Services. 

10. We have inclusive resident life programs* including food. *Inclusive resident life programs - Programs in the resident halls often include food. Inclusive resident life programs will offer students with food allergies the opportunity to request safe food alternatives for events they attend in the dorms.

Accommodations for Roommate Assignments
ROLLUP - Accommodations for roommate assignments
[Not answered]
How does the school provide accommodations?
Trying to match students with food allergies for room assignments upon request
Facilitating roommate agreements involving food allergies upon request
Working with students to change roommate assignments if it becomes necessary
Does the housing office process requests?
Yes
Where can students get more information?

11. We offer accommodations for roommate assignments. *Every accommodation request is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. A housing accommodation cannot be guaranteed prior to an individual evaluation.

Disability Services Office Processes Food Allergy and Celiac Disease Accommodation Requests
Disability services office processes food allergy and celiac disease accommodation requests
[Yes]
Other departments a student should contact?

Dining Services for dining requests and Residential Life for housing requests. 

How can students submit an accommodations request?

Through our internal system called FoxLink. Instructions are provided on the website. 

Additional Information

Accessibility Services works closely with Dining Services to ensure all students' needs can be met.

12. Our disability office processes food allergy and celiac disease accommodation requests.

Health Services
What health services are offered?
Prescriptions for epinephrine
Seasonal allergy shots
Collaborate/coordinate care with primary allergist

See what health services we offer >

Emergency Response
Stock, Undesignated Epinephrine Available for Emergency Response
Stock, undesignated epinephrine for emergencies
[Yes]
Where?
Athletic facilities
Healthcare facilities
Campus Safety office

13. We have stock, undesignated epinephrine* available for emergency response. *Stock, undesignated epinephrine - Epinephrine that is prescribed to a college or university rather than to a particular student. This epinephrine is kept on hand to use for any student that experiences anaphylaxis.

Campus Emergency Responders Carry Epinephrine
Campus emergency responders carry epinephrine
[No]
Who are the emergency responders?
City emergency responders
County emergency responders
Additional information

The epinephrine is available at different locations on campus. In addition, Campus Safety has it available in their office. 

14. Our campus emergency responders carry epinephrine.

Emergency Response Policy
What does the policy allow for?
Designated, trained staff to help administer a student’s epinephrine or stock, undesignated epinephrine in an emergency
Additional Information

EMS response time in campus is very rapid, as Winter Park Fire Department is. They are only 1.1 miles away from campus. 

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Contact Info
Dining Services Staff Contact
Disability Staff Contact
Last updated on:
December 2, 2021
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