Free allergen chart maker

How to use it

1. Add your dishes. One row per dish, drink or sauce served on its own. Name it the way it appears on your menu, so guests can match the two.
2. Tick the allergens. For each dish, tick every one of the 14 allergens it contains, including those in sauces, dressings and garnishes.
3. Choose the languages. The chart is printed in the language you choose, with an optional second language under each allergen name.
4. Print or save as PDF. Use the print button; your browser can print the chart or save it as a PDF. It fits on landscape A4.

Your list is kept in this browser, so you can come back and update it. It is never sent to us. Prefer to fill it in by hand? Tick Print a blank chart for a page of empty rows.

Where to put the chart

EU law requires restaurants to make information on the 14 allergens available for every dish; each country decides how. In Ireland, for example, the FSAI accepts allergen information beside each menu item or in one or more clearly visible places, as long as guests can find it without asking. See our Irish allergen checklist and the 14 allergens for the rules.

Update the chart every time a recipe, supplier or special changes. An out-of-date chart is a safety risk, not only a paperwork problem. Keep the date at the top current.

Keeping it up to date without reprinting

A printed chart has to be redone after every change. On a digital allergen menu, allergens sit on each dish and change everywhere at once, in all 12 menu languages, and guests can declare their allergies before they order.