Allergen matrix template
Your menu down the side, the 14 regulated allergens across the top. Mark ✓ where an allergen is present (and consider ± for cross-contact risk). Keep it where staff can reach it — “ask staff” only works when staff have the answer. Prints best in landscape.
Allergen Matrix — ✓ = contains · ± = cross-contact risk
| Menu item | Celery | Gluten cereals | Crustaceans | Eggs | Fish | Lupin | Milk | Molluscs | Mustard | Peanuts | Sesame | Soybeans | Sulphites | Tree nuts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Review whenever a recipe, supplier or ingredient changes — an out-of-date matrix is worse than none.
How to use this matrix
- Fill it from ingredient labels and supplier specs, not from memory.
- Date and initial every review — inspectors ask when it was last checked.
- Remember PPDS items (packed before order) also need full ingredient labels under Natasha's Law.
The rules in plain English: our Natasha's Law and allergens guide. One matrix that updates itself when the menu does: allergen management.
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