The allergen chart for your menu, ready to print.
What the rules ask, country by country
Allergen lists differ from one country to the next, and a dish served at the table does not follow the same rule as packaged food. This summary was written on 21 October 2026 from the official texts cited. Have it checked before you rely on it.
Europe3
European Union14 allergens
In restaurants
For food served without packaging, information on the 14 allergens of Annex II is mandatory (Article 44); each country sets how it is given. In France it must be written: displayed legibly and visibly, or kept available to customers with a written notice saying how to see it (Article R. 412-14). Oral information alone is not enough. The duty covers ingredients added on purpose; traces are extra information.
Packaged food
On prepacked food, the 14 allergens appear in the ingredients list, emphasised.
This chart
Displayed in the dining room, or kept available with a visible notice, this chart can serve as the written information required in France. It shows what you declare: it does not check your recipes or your suppliers’ sheets.
The list
- Gluten
- Crustaceans
- Eggs
- Fish
- Peanuts
- Soy
- Milk
- Nuts
- Celery
- Mustard
- Sesame
- Sulphites
- Lupin
- Molluscs
Legal reference
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex II and Article 44; in France, Articles R. 412-12 to R. 412-16 of the Consumer Code (Decree No 2015-447 of 17 April 2015)
Sources read on 21 October 2026
- Règlement (UE) n° 1169/2011, version consolidée du 1er avril 2025 · EUR-Lex
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, consolidated version of 1 April 2025 · EUR-Lex
- Code de la consommation, articles R. 412-12 à R. 412-16 · Légifrance
- Décret n° 2015-447 du 17 avril 2015 · Légifrance
- Allergènes : quelles obligations pour les professionnels ? · Service Public Entreprendre
United Kingdom14 allergens
In restaurants
The same 14 allergens. For non-prepacked food, information can be written (menu, chalkboard, folder) or verbal, provided a clearly visible written notice explains how to get it. Since February 2025 the FSA recommends complete written information on all 14 allergens, supported by a conversation: best practice, not a legal requirement. Natasha’s Law (1 October 2021) covers food prepacked for direct sale, not dishes served at the table.
Packaged food
Since 1 October 2021, food prepacked for direct sale carries a full ingredients list with allergens emphasised.
This chart
This chart gives the written information on the 14 allergens that the FSA recommends. It shows what you declare and does not replace the conversation with your customer.
The list
- Gluten
- Crustaceans
- Eggs
- Fish
- Peanuts
- Soybeans
- Milk
- Tree nuts
- Celery
- Mustard
- Sesame
- Sulphites
- Lupin
- Molluscs
Legal reference
Retained Regulation No 1169/2011; Food Standards Agency guidance (England, Northern Ireland and Wales)
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Switzerland14 allergens
In restaurants
The same 14 groups as in the European Union. For food sold loose, information may be given orally if a clearly visible written notice says it can be requested, and if staff have it in writing or a trained person can give it immediately. A restaurant may also show it on the menu or on a sign. Unintentional mixtures (traces) do not have to be indicated for this food.
Packaged food
On prepacked food, allergens appear in the ingredients list; unintentional contamination is indicated above thresholds (for instance 1 g/kg for most allergens).
This chart
This chart can serve as a sign, or as the written information your staff keep. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Gluten
- Crustaceans
- Eggs
- Fish
- Peanuts
- Soy
- Milk
- Tree nuts
- Celery
- Mustard
- Sesame
- Sulfites
- Lupin
- Molluscs
Legal reference
FDHA Ordinance of 16 December 2016 on Food Information (FIO, SR 817.022.16), Annex 6 and Article 5
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Americas4
United States9 allergens
In restaurants
Nine major allergens, sesame since 1 January 2023. Federal labeling does not apply to food wrapped or served after a customer’s order. Since its 2022 edition, the FDA Food Code, a model each state may adopt, asks for written notification of major food allergens in unpackaged food. Examples read on official sites: Illinois requires that written notification; Massachusetts and Rhode Island require a menu notice asking customers to tell their server about allergies, a staff poster and training.
Packaged food
On packaged food, the nine major allergens are declared with their source (the species of fish or tree nut, for instance).
This chart
This chart can serve as written notification where the 2022 Food Code applies. Check your state and county rules: they may ask for other notices.
The list
- Milk
- Eggs
- Fish
- Crustacean shellfish
- Tree nuts
- Peanuts
- Wheat
- Soybeans
- Sesame
Legal reference
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA, 2004) and FASTER Act (2021); FDA Food Code, a model adopted by states
Sources read on 21 October 2026
- Food Allergies · U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- FASTER Act: Sesame Is the Ninth Major Food Allergen · U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Edition 5 (January 2025) · FDA
- Summary of Changes in the 2022 FDA Food Code · FDA
- Allergen requirements FAQ · Illinois Department of Public Health
- Food allergen awareness FAQs · Mass.gov
- Food safety: allergen awareness · Rhode Island Department of Health
Canada13 allergens
In restaurants
Canadian rules cover prepackaged food. Portions served with meals by a restaurant are exempt from this labelling. No federal rule for restaurant menus was found in the sources cited.
Packaged food
A prepackaged product with more than one ingredient declares priority allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites (10 ppm or more). A cross-contamination statement is voluntary.
This chart
This chart is voluntary information for your customers. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Eggs
- Milk
- Mustard
- Peanuts
- Crustaceans
- Molluscs
- Fish
- Sesame
- Soybeans
- Tree nuts
- Wheat, triticale
- Gluten
- Sulphites
Legal reference
Food and Drug Regulations, sections B.01.010.1 and B.01.008; Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Mexico10 allergens
In restaurants
The standard covers prepackaged food. It does not apply to food sold in bulk or packed at the point of sale. No rule for restaurants was found in the source cited.
Packaged food
These ingredients must always be declared on prepackaged food. A “Puede contener” (may contain) statement is required when contamination is possible.
This chart
This chart is voluntary information for your customers. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Gluten · Gluten
- Eggs · Huevos
- Crustaceans · Crustáceos
- Fish · Pescado
- Molluscs · Moluscos
- Peanuts · Cacahuate
- Soy · Soya
- Milk · Leche
- Tree nuts · Nueces de árboles
- Sulfites · Sulfitos
Legal reference
Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, as amended in March 2020, section 4.2.2.2.3
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Brazil18 allergens
In restaurants
The resolution covers food packaged in the customer’s absence. Food prepared and sold on the premises is exempt from these statements. No rule for restaurants was found in the source cited.
Packaged food
Packaged food carries “ALÉRGICOS: CONTÉM…” (allergens: contains), and “ALÉRGICOS: PODE CONTER…” (may contain) when cross-contamination cannot be ruled out.
This chart
This chart is voluntary information for your customers. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Wheat, rye, barley, oats · Trigo, centeio, cevada, aveia
- Crustaceans · Crustáceos
- Eggs · Ovos
- Fish · Peixes
- Peanuts · Amendoim
- Soy · Soja
- Milk · Leites
- Almond · Amêndoa
- Hazelnut · Avelãs
- Cashew · Castanha-de-caju
- Brazil nut · Castanha-do-brasil
- Macadamia nut · Macadâmias
- Walnut · Nozes
- Pecan · Pecãs
- Pistachio · Pistaches
- Pine nut · Pinoli
- Chestnut · Castanhas
- Natural latex · Látex natural
Legal reference
ANVISA Resolution RDC No 727 of 1 July 2022, Annex III (replacing RDC No 26/2015)
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Asia5
Japan9 mandatory, 20 recommended
In restaurants
Restaurants and take-away food have no duty to provide food allergy information. The Consumer Affairs Agency encourages them to inform customers with accurate, up-to-date information and to warn about cross-contamination.
Packaged food
Nine ingredients are mandatory on packaged food, including cashew nuts since 1 April 2026 (with a two-year transition); twenty are recommended, including pistachios since the same date. A bare “may contain” statement is not allowed: a precautionary statement about the production line is used instead.
This chart
This chart is voluntary information for your customers. The 20 recommended allergens can be added. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Shrimp · えび
- Cashew · カシューナッツ
- Crab · かに
- Walnut · くるみ
- Wheat · 小麦
- Buckwheat · そば
- Eggs · 卵
- Milk · 乳
- Peanuts · 落花生
- Almond · アーモンド
- Abalone · あわび
- Squid · いか
- Salmon roe · いくら
- Orange · オレンジ
- Kiwi fruit · キウイフルーツ
- Beef · 牛肉
- Sesame · ごま
- Salmon · さけ
- Mackerel · さば
- Soy · 大豆
- Chicken · 鶏肉
- Banana · バナナ
- Pistachio · ピスタチオ
- Pork · 豚肉
- Macadamia nut · マカダミアナッツ
- Peach · もも
- Yam · やまいも
- Apple · りんご
- Gelatin · ゼラチン
Legal reference
Food Labeling Act (2013) and Food Labeling Standards (2015), Appended Table 14; recommended list of the Consumer Affairs Agency; amendment of 1 April 2026
Sources read on 21 October 2026
South Korea19 allergens
In restaurants
In food service, the duty covers chains of 50 or more outlets that mainly sell products popular with children (bakery, ice cream, burgers, pizza). The information sits near the menu name or price, or in a booklet or poster customers are told about. No general duty for other restaurants was found.
Packaged food
On packaged food, these ingredients are declared whatever the quantity (sulphites from 10 mg/kg). A cross-contact warning is mandatory when the product is made on the same line.
This chart
For the chains concerned, this chart can serve as the booklet or poster. For others it is voluntary information. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Eggs · 알류
- Milk · 우유
- Buckwheat · 메밀
- Peanuts · 땅콩
- Soy · 대두
- Wheat · 밀
- Mackerel · 고등어
- Crab · 게
- Shrimp · 새우
- Pork · 돼지고기
- Peach · 복숭아
- Tomato · 토마토
- Sulfites · 아황산류
- Walnut · 호두
- Chicken · 닭고기
- Beef · 쇠고기
- Squid · 오징어
- Shellfish · 조개류
- Pine nut · 잣
Legal reference
Enforcement Rule of the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods, Annex 2; Special Act on Safety Management of Children’s Dietary Life, Article 11-2
Sources read on 21 October 2026
China8 allergens
In restaurants
The standard does not apply to restaurant food or to food made and sold on the spot; these may follow it voluntarily. No duty for restaurants was found.
Packaged food
From 16 March 2027, these eight categories must be flagged on prepackaged food when used as ingredients. Other allergens, such as sesame, may be flagged voluntarily.
This chart
This chart is voluntary information for your customers. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Gluten · 含麸质谷物
- Crustaceans · 甲壳类
- Fish · 鱼类
- Eggs · 蛋类
- Peanuts · 花生
- Soy · 大豆
- Milk · 乳及乳制品
- Tree nuts · 坚果
Legal reference
Standard GB 7718-2025 on the labelling of prepackaged food, published March 2025, in force on 16 March 2027
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Hong Kong9 allergens
In restaurants
These rules cover prepackaged food. No rule for restaurants was found in the source cited.
Packaged food
Since 9 July 2007, these allergens appear in the ingredients list of prepackaged food (sulphite from 10 ppm). Peanuts and soyabeans form one group in the text.
This chart
This chart is voluntary information for your customers. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Gluten
- Crustacea
- Eggs
- Fish
- Peanuts
- Soyabeans
- Milk
- Tree nuts
- Sulphite
Legal reference
Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations, Cap. 132W, Schedule 3
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Singapore10 allergens
In restaurants
These rules cover prepacked food. No rule for restaurants was found in the source cited.
Packaged food
These allergens are declared on prepacked food (sulphites from 10 mg/kg). In the agency’s list, molluscs are grouped with fish and peanuts with soybeans. “May contain” labels have no legal framework and should rest on a risk assessment.
This chart
This chart is voluntary information for your customers. It shows what you declare and does not check your recipes.
The list
- Gluten
- Crustaceans
- Eggs
- Fish
- Molluscs
- Peanuts
- Soybeans
- Milk
- Tree nuts
- Sulphites
Legal reference
Food Regulations, declaration of ingredients known to cause hypersensitivity in prepacked food, as summarised by the Singapore Food Agency
Sources read on 21 October 2026
Fill in the chart without missing anything
A chart is only as good as the recipes behind it. Five steps keep it right.
Start from the written recipe
For each dish, list every ingredient, including sauces, garnishes, stocks and decorations. An allergen hidden in a stock or a pesto counts as much as the main ingredient.
Read your suppliers’ labels
Cured meats, pasta, sauces, desserts: processed products often contain an allergen their name does not mention. The label or the product specification is what counts.
Mark what is there, then the traces
“Contains” for an ingredient of the recipe. “May contain traces” for a real risk of contact in the kitchen, such as a shared fryer. Traces are extra information under UK and EU rules.
Date it and display it
Print the chart and put it where customers can see it, or keep it available with a visible notice saying where to find it.
Update it with every change
New recipe or new supplier: change the box and the date, then print it again. The chart stays saved on this device.
Printed example
The chart of Example Pizzeria
Ten dishes on the UK list of 14 allergens, printed in English and French. The burrata with pistachio pesto is marked for tree nuts; a pine nut pesto would not be, because pine nuts are not on the UK and EU list. The fritto misto may contain traces of fish: it is fried in the same oil as the fried fish.
Example PizzeriaAllergensUpdated 22 October 2026 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dish | Gluten | Crustaceans | Eggs | Fish | Peanuts | Soybeans | Milk | Tree nuts | Celery | Mustard | Sesame | Sulphites | Lupin | Molluscs |
| ContainsMay contain tracesThe 14 allergens listed by the Food Standards Agency (retained Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II). | ||||||||||||||
| Rosemary focaccia | Contains | |||||||||||||
| Burrata, pistachio pesto | Contains | Contains | ||||||||||||
| Caesar salad | Contains | Contains | Contains | Contains | Contains | |||||||||
| Fritto misto (squid, prawns) | Contains | Contains | May contain traces | Contains | ||||||||||
| Margherita pizza | Contains | Contains | ||||||||||||
| Regina pizza (ham, mushrooms) | Contains | Contains | ||||||||||||
| Four-cheese pizza | Contains | Contains | ||||||||||||
| Tiramisu | Contains | Contains | Contains | May contain traces | ||||||||||
| Panna cotta, red berry coulis | Contains | |||||||||||||
| Glass of Chianti | Contains | |||||||||||||
What the chart does not do
It does not check your recipes
It shows what you mark. No box is ever ticked from a dish name.
It does not rule out cross-contact
An empty box means the allergen is not in the recipe, not that your kitchen never handles it.
It does not replace your staff
A customer with an allergy must be able to ask someone who knows today’s recipes.
It does not certify compliance
Rules differ between countries and change over time. Check the one that applies to your business.
Before you display your chart
Do restaurants have to display an allergen chart?
In the UK and the EU, customers must be told which of the 14 allergens each dish contains. A chart is one way to do it, not the only one: a menu, a chalkboard or a folder also work. In the UK, the information can be verbal if a visible written notice says how to get it; since 2025 the Food Standards Agency recommends written information as best practice.
What are the 14 allergens?
Celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites above ten parts per million, and tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, pistachios and macadamia nuts).
Should I list traces?
The legal duty covers ingredients added on purpose. Showing possible traces still helps customers with allergies: mark them when contact in your kitchen is real, not as a general precaution.
My restaurant is in the United States. Which list should I use?
Choose “United States” for the nine major food allergens. Federal labeling rules do not cover food served to order, but your state may: the 2022 FDA Food Code asks for written notification of major allergens, and states such as Massachusetts and Rhode Island require a notice on menus. Check your state and county rules.
How do I print the chart in several languages?
Add up to four languages. Each prints on its own page, with translated allergen names and key; your dish names stay as you wrote them. Have a translation checked before you display it.
What happens past 25 dishes?
The chart continues on a new page with the header and key repeated. No dish is cut off or dropped.
Is my data sent anywhere?
No. The chart is saved in this device’s browser for 90 days after your last change, and only leaves it if you import it into your Menyu account. If you accept audience measurement, Menyu counts how the tool is used (printing, export, list chosen), never the names of your dishes or of your business.
How do I show these allergens on my online menu?
With a Menyu account, open your catalogue: the chart saved on this device is offered for import there. Each product named like a dish gets its allergens once you confirm. Your customers can then hide dishes containing an allergen, from the menu’s filter.
Official sources
Texts read on 21 October 2026. This summary is not legal advice.