Written declaration of the 14 legally recognised allergens for non-prepacked food — Ireland uniquely requires this in WRITING before purchase under S.I. No. 489 of 2014; oral information alone is not sufficient.
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ALLERGEN MENU DECLARATION
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This declaration is provided in accordance with the European Union (Provision of Food Information to Consumers) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 489 of 2014), implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011. Uniquely among most EU states, Ireland requires allergen information for non-prepacked food to be given in WRITING before a customer completes their purchase — a customer should never have to ask.
1. THE 14 LEGALLY RECOGNISED ALLERGENS 1.1. The 14 legally recognised allergens
2. MENU ITEMS AND THEIR ALLERGENS 2.1. Menu items and their allergens
3. CROSS-CONTAMINATION 3.1. Cross-contamination precautions
4. LANGUAGE 4.1. This declaration is provided in: Language of declaration.
5. REVIEW 5.1. Reviewed: Review frequency, and immediately whenever a recipe or supplier ingredient changes. 5.2. Reference: FSAI Guidance Note 28 on Allergen Information for Non-Prepacked Food.
— — — ⚠️ This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Employment, health & safety, food safety, and consumer-protection law in Ireland changes frequently (e.g. the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018, the EU (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022, and Workplace Relations Commission Codes of Practice) — have this document reviewed and adapted by a solicitor (and, for employment matters, checked against the current WRC Code of Practice at workplacerelations.ie) before use.
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Cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, tree nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphur dioxide/sulphites, lupin, molluscs
For each dish: "contains" or "may contain" (cross-contamination) for each relevant allergen
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