The 14 EU allergens: a quick guide for your menu
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Declaring allergens is not optional: Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 requires you to provide information about 14 allergens in any food you serve unpackaged. The good news: doing it properly is easier than it sounds.
The 14 on the list
Gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soy, dairy, tree nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphites, lupins and molluscs.
The three most common mistakes
- The generic sign (“ask our staff”) with no real information behind it.
- The out-of-date menu: the dish changed supplier and the allergens are no longer the same.
- The ambiguous “seafood”: crustaceans, molluscs or both? Each one is a different allergen.
How mimetre helps
When you scan your menu, mimetre suggests the allergens for each dish and presents them for you to confirm one by one, using the official EU codes. On the digital menu, your customers see them per dish — clear, with no fine print.