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.
2. MENU ITEMS AND THEIR ALLERGENS 2.1.
3. CROSS-CONTAMINATION 3.1.
4. LANGUAGE 4.1. This declaration is provided in: .
5. REVIEW 5.1. Reviewed: , 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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