Free Bilingual Allergen Labels for Canada

Print labels with the ingredients and a Contains statement in English and French. Free, with no account.

You stay in charge of the facts

This tool formats the allergen information you enter. It does not check recipes or ingredients. You are responsible for accuracy. Check requirements with your local food regulator.

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Labels print in English and French: the food name, the ingredients and a "Contains: / Contient :" statement naming every priority allergen, gluten source and added sulphites of 10 ppm or more. Type the French name for each item and ingredient. Food packaged from bulk on retail premises does not need an ingredients list, but if you show one, the allergen rules apply. Based on the Food and Drug Regulations, B.01.010.1 to B.01.010.4. Verify against your local rules. Last verified 2026-11-08. Food and Drug Regulations, B.01.010.1 to B.01.010.4

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Bilingual allergen labels in Canada

In Canada, the information a label must show is shown in both English and French. The tool prints an English block, then the same information in French: the food name, the ingredients, and a statement that starts with "Contains:" in English and "Contient :" in French, in bold.

What the statement must name

Section B.01.010.3 says the statement names every food allergen source, gluten source and added sulphites of 10 ppm or more present in the food, even if they are already in the ingredients. The list is almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, sesame, wheat and triticale, eggs, milk, soy, crustaceans, molluscs, fish and mustard, plus the gluten sources barley, oats and rye, and added sulphites of 10 ppm or more.

You type the French names

Filero prints the French names of the priority allergens from the French text of the regulations, such as Blé, Lait and Arachides. You type the French name of each food and ingredient, and the type of fish, crustacean or mollusc as English / French, for example Salmon / Saumon. The tool will not print until every French name is filled in.

Food packed in store

Food packaged from bulk on retail premises does not need an ingredients list, except mixtures of nuts. If you choose to show an ingredients list on it, the allergen rules apply, so a full label is the clear choice.

Letter label sheets

Choose Avery 5160, 5163 or 5164, or set your own size. Print the test page on plain paper at 100% and line it up before you print a full sheet.

Frequently asked questions

Do labels in Canada have to be in English and French?

Yes, as a rule the regulations require the label information in both official languages. There are narrow exceptions, for example some local foods sold where one language is the mother tongue of fewer than 10% of residents. Check section B.01.012 or ask CFIA.

What does the Contains statement look like?

For example "Contains: Wheat, Milk, Almonds." and "Contient : Blé, Lait, Amandes." Each starts with its title in bold, and each entry starts with a capital letter, separated by commas.

Does Filero translate my ingredients?

No. It prints the French allergen names from the regulations, but you type the French names of your foods and ingredients. Machine translation is not reliable enough for allergen labels.

Does Filero check my recipes?

No. This tool formats the allergen information you enter. It does not check recipes or ingredients, and it never guesses allergens from ingredient names. You are responsible for accuracy.

Is my menu uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser and the PDF is made on your device. Your work is saved in this browser only, and you can save a project file to keep it or move it to another device.