Top 14 allergens is the search; the list is the law's. 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. Knowing the list is training; showing which dish carries which is the allergen matrix, the record behind every answer at the counter. The allergen matrix on this site builds it from the menu, free and without an account; the paid product keeps the dated versions.
The list, grouped
Cereals containing gluten; crustaceans, molluscs and fish; eggs; milk; peanuts and tree nuts; soybeans; sesame; mustard; celery; lupin; sulphur dioxide and sulphites above the threshold the guidance states. Each a column of the matrix.
Where they hide
Gluten in stocks, celery in stock cubes, mustard in dressings, sulphites in dried fruit and wine, sesame in oils and breads, milk in glazes, lupin in some flours. The matrix is built from the labels, not memory.
The matrix
Dishes as rows, the 14 as columns, present and may-contain marks, dated, rebuilt when a recipe or a supplier changes. The matrix on this site prints it from the menu at the menu's size, and each printed version is dated so the one that was current on a day can be shown.
In the plan
The allergen hazard's control, with separation and training. ProbeLedger Pro keeps the matrix with the plan and its records. 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 top 14 allergens
Are there more than 14?
People react to many foods; the 14 are the legal minimum to declare, and the matrix can carry a kitchen's own extra column.
Do I have to tell customers unprompted?
Allergen information must be available and accurate; the guidance cited below sets out how.
Is the matrix free?
Yes, without an account.