Free Allergen Matrix Generator

Turn your menu into a printable allergen chart for your country. 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 list the ingredients, then a "Contains" statement naming every major allergen present. Based on FDA allergen labeling rules. Verify against your local rules. Last verified 2026-11-08. FDA: Food Allergies

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How the allergen matrix works

Enter your menu items and their ingredients, tag each ingredient with its allergens, and Filero builds a chart with one row for each item and one column for each of the nine major allergens. It prints landscape on US Letter paper, with the headings repeated on every page.

Contains and May contain stay separate

A C in the chart comes only from the allergens you tagged on that item's ingredients. An M is cross-contact you chose to declare. May contain statements are voluntary under federal law, so they never count as a Contains.

Sign-off for your records

The PDF footer has space for who completed it, the date and a signature, and shows the oldest review date. Items last reviewed more than 90 days ago are flagged so you can check them again.

UK and EU: the 14 allergens

Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 lists 14 allergens, and UK guidance follows it. Prepacked for direct sale food needs its name and a full ingredients list with the allergens emphasised in the list, so UK and EU labels carry no separate Contains line. Choose the region and Filero bolds each tagged allergen, adding its name in brackets when the ingredient name does not already show it.

Australia and New Zealand: Plain English Allergen Labelling

Standard 1.2.3 of the Food Standards Code uses required names, shown in bold in the ingredients, and a summary statement that starts with Contains. Tree nuts are declared one by one. In the summary, barley, oats and rye containing gluten are declared as gluten, and wheat as wheat and gluten.

Anywhere else: the Codex baseline

There is no globally approved allergen label, because each country sets its own rules. The International preset follows the Codex General Standard CXS 1-1985, the UN baseline many national laws build on. Switch on extra foods such as soy, celery or mustard if your country requires them, and check your local rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is an allergen matrix?

It is a chart that shows which menu items contain which allergens. Staff can use it to answer customer questions quickly and consistently.

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.

Which allergens are included?

It depends on the region you choose: the nine major food allergens for the United States, the 14 allergens for the UK and EU, the required names for Australia and New Zealand, and the Codex list for other countries, with extra foods you can switch on.

Do I need to name the type of nut or fish?

In the US, yes. The type of tree nut and the species of fish and crustacean shellfish must be named, for example almond, cod or shrimp. New York guidance also says to name the animal for milk that is not from cows, and the bird for eggs that are not from chickens.