A printable 14 allergens template comes in two forms and a kitchen needs both. The list: the 14 allergens as food law names them, printed for the wall and for training. The grid: the dishes down the side and the 14 across the top, printed from the menu and dated, for the counter. The Food Standards Agency's allergen guidance, cited below, says only the 14 allergens are required to be declared as allergens by food law: celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites at more than ten parts per million, and tree nuts. The allergen matrix on this site prints the grid from the menu, free and without an account, and the list is the grid's header.
The list
Celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites above the threshold the guidance states, tree nuts. Printed large, it is the training aid and the reminder; it is not the record.
The grid
The record: one row per dish, the 14 as columns, a mark for present and a mark for may contain, the date. Built from the recipes and the ingredient labels. The matrix on this site prints it at the size of the menu.
Why the grid has to be yours
A downloaded grid with somebody else's dishes is a training exercise; a grid with your dishes is the answer to a customer's question. The marks come from your recipes and your suppliers' labels, and change when they do.
Keeping the printed versions
Each printed grid is dated; when the menu or a supplier changes it is reprinted and the old one kept. ProbeLedger Pro keeps the versions with the plan; the free matrix prints them. FoodDocs lists its Lite plan at $99 per site per month billed monthly or $79 billed annually, and its Standard plan at $199 per site per month, with a free 14-day trial, on its pricing page cited below. ProbeLedger Pro is $49 per month for the whole site.
Questions people ask about printable 14 allergens template
Is the list of 14 the same across the UK?
Yes; the guidance cited below is the FSA's for food businesses.
Can I laminate the grid?
Yes, with the date visible, and replace it when the menu changes.
Is it free?
Yes, without an account.