- Allergen matrix template: free, printable, and kept up to date
A free allergen matrix template for restaurants and cafés, for the UK and EU 14, the US big 9, Canada and Australia. Print the blank grid, or let it fill itself in from your menu. - The 14 allergens: the UK and EU list, with examples
The 14 allergens UK and EU food businesses must declare, with what each one covers, where it hides on a menu, and how to show them to customers. - The big 9 allergens: what US restaurants need to know
The nine major food allergens under FALCPA and the FASTER Act, what the FDA Food Code expects of restaurants, and which states go further. - Canada's priority allergens: a guide for restaurants
Health Canada's priority allergens, gluten sources and sulphites, what they mean for restaurants and cafés, and how Quebec's French-language rules apply. - Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL) for cafés and restaurants
The allergen names Australia and New Zealand's Food Standards Code requires, including each tree nut by name, and how they apply to food you serve unpackaged. - "May contain" allergen warnings: when and how to use them
Precautionary allergen labelling for restaurants: when a "may contain" is honest, when it is a cop-out, and what UK, EU, US, Canadian and Australian guidance says.
Allergens / Guides
Allergen guides
Plain-language guides to the allergen rules restaurants, cafés, takeaways and caterers work under in the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.