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14-allergen recipe chart for UK restaurants

A 14-allergen recipe chart lists which of the 14 regulated allergens are in each menu item, so staff can answer at the pass. UK food businesses must provide allergen information. A chart in the office that nobody can find during service is not enough.

Last reviewed: . Written by Oriel Technology Ltd.

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What the 14 allergens are

UK food businesses must tell customers if a food contains any of the 14 allergens listed in law. The Food Standards Agency publishes the list and the duty. FSA allergen guidance for food businesses is the source. Do not treat a software chart as a substitute for knowing the recipes.

The 14 are: celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites, and tree nuts.

Why a chart at the pass beats a folder in the office

Guests ask during service. The head chef is on the pass. If the only copy is a printed matrix from last spring, staff guess. A chart linked to the diary — 14 allergens per menu item — is the same information, where the question is asked.

Chart, menu, and PPDS are different jobs

The recipe chart is for staff. A guest-facing allergen QR code is for the table. Natasha’s Law labels are for food prepacked for direct sale. Mixing those three jobs is how venues think a QR code “covers allergens” and still fail a PPDS check.

How System Hub stores the chart

Food Safety includes an Allergen Recipe Chart — 14 regulated allergens per menu item, in the same diary as daily checks. Share a public page through Widget if guests should read it themselves. 14-day trial, no card, then Food Safety from £5/week per location via Stripe.

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FAQ

Questions about allergen charts

What is a 14-allergen recipe chart?
It is a matrix of menu items against the 14 allergens UK food law requires you to inform customers about. Staff use it at the pass when a guest asks. FSA publishes the list and the duty to provide information. Source: FSA allergen guidance for food businesses.
Does a recipe chart replace Natasha’s Law labels?
No. Natasha’s Law is about labelling food prepacked for direct sale (PPDS). A recipe chart and a guest-facing QR code help with menu questions. They do not replace the name and allergen labelling on a PPDS pack. See allergen menu QR codes.
Where should the chart live during service?
Where the person who answers the guest can open it — the pass, a tablet, or a public page. A binder in the office is the same failure mode as an SFBB pack filled in at 11pm.
How much is System Hub Food Safety?
14-day trial, no card. Then £5/week per location via Stripe. The public allergen page is the Widget module. Cancel anytime.