The 14 EU allergens restaurants must declare

Under EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, food businesses — including restaurants serving non-prepacked food — must make information on 14 listed allergens available to customers.

The 14 allergens

1. Cereals containing gluten — wheat, rye, barley, oats and their hybrids
2. Crustaceans
3. Eggs
4. Fish
5. Peanuts
6. Soybeans
7. Milk — including lactose
8. Nuts — almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, pistachios, macadamia
9. Celery
10. Mustard
11. Sesame seeds
12. Sulphur dioxide and sulphites — at concentrations above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre
13. Lupin
14. Molluscs

The list covers products made from these ingredients too. Exact obligations (for example whether information is written or verbal, and how it is displayed) are set by each member state, so check your national authority. This page is general information, not legal advice.

Official sources

• Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on EUR-Lex
• Allergen guidance for food businesses (GOV.UK, for Great Britain)

Tools that help show allergens on digital menus

See our allergens & compliance and QR & digital menus categories, or the QR menu comparison. A tool can help display information, but the operator remains responsible for its accuracy.

Free printable allergen notices

Need a sign telling guests to ask staff about allergens, in their language? Print one free: “Allergen information available on request” or “Food allergies? Ask our staff”, in up to 10 languages, plus the 14 allergens translated into 10 languages.