Allergen Matrix Generator
Add your dishes, tick which of the 14 UK allergens are present, and generate a complete allergen matrix for your menu. Print it, pin it in your kitchen, or hand it to customers. Free, no signup required.
Menu details
Dish 1
Contains allergens:
Dish 2
Contains allergens:
Dish 3
Contains allergens:
The 14 allergens UK caterers must declare
Under UK food allergen regulations, businesses that serve or sell food must provide allergen information covering 14 specified allergens. These are defined in FSA allergen guidance for food businesses and apply to all food businesses — including caterers, market stalls, and supper clubs.
The 14 allergens are: celery, cereals containing gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats), crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia/Queensland nuts), peanuts, sesame, soybeans, and sulphur dioxide/sulphites (at concentrations above 10mg/kg or 10mg/L).
PPDS labelling and Natasha's Law
If you produce pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) food — such as wrapped sandwiches at a market stall or boxed meals for collection — Natasha's Law requires a full ingredients list with allergens emphasised. For served food, allergen information must be available to customers on request. An allergen matrix like the one this tool generates covers both requirements: it documents which allergens are present in each dish.
For a deeper guide on PPDS requirements, read our guide on PPDS labelling for caterers.
Track allergens across every recipe and event
This tool builds a matrix for one menu. CaterCost tracks allergens at the ingredient level across all your recipes, automatically generating compliance-ready matrices for every event.