University of Toledo
VerifiedRocket Dining works collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff to frequently assess options available on campus. Through these collaborations, Delicious Without, a dedicated allergen-friendly station at Food Hall, was created.
Delicious Without features menu items prepared without gluten and the nine most common allergens – peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, eggs, dairy, soy, wheat, and sesame.
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.
Ingredients are available on our website and upon request in all dining locations.
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.
The Delicious Without station has designated storage, prep, cooking, and serving area to avoid cross-contact.
The Delicious Without station has designated storage, prep, cooking, and serving area to avoid cross-contact.
3. We have procedures in place to lower the risk of cross-contact in made-to-order areas.
There are separate tongs and serving utensils for every item in the self-serve areas, and students can request self-serve items from backup containers.
4. We have procedures in place to lower the risk of cross-contact in self-serve areas.
Students can schedule a meeting before the start of the semester or any time of the year with our Registered Dietitian. In this meeting, the discussion will center on the allergy/medical condition, a review of the menu items and ingredients, if any specialty products are needed, cross-contact issues, and any further questions or concerns that need to be addressed.
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.
The Delicious Without Station is specially designed for our students with allergies and is located in the Food Hall @ Ottawa East dining hall.
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.
7. We train dining services staff members.
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.
9. We train our RA's.
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.
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.
12. Our disability office processes food allergy and celiac disease accommodation requests.
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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.
14. Our campus emergency responders carry epinephrine.
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