Free download · A4 template
Free printable allergen chart (blank A4 template)
A blank 14-allergen chart you can print and fill in by hand — no PDF download, no signup. Prefer not to handwrite it? The free matrix builder fills it in on screen and prints a dated copy.
| Menu item | Celery | Cereals (Gluten) | Crustaceans | Eggs | Fish | Lupin | Milk | Molluscs | Mustard | Tree Nuts | Peanuts | Sesame | Soya | Sulphites |
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Key: ✓ = contains · M = may contain (cross-contamination risk) · leave blank = not present. Check ingredient labels and supplier specs; review after any recipe or supplier change.
Happy to write it out? Print away.
If you'd rather not redo the whole sheet each time a recipe changes, save your ingredients once instead. The chart rebuilds itself, dated and ready to print, and your labels match it.
Free for seven days, no card.
How to complete the chart
- List every item you sell — one row each, including sides, sauces and specials.
- For each item, check your recipes and the labels on bought-in ingredients (stock cubes, sauces and spice mixes hide allergens).
- Mark ✓ where an allergen is an ingredient; M where cross-contamination is a real risk (shared fryers, slicers, flour dust).
- Sign and date it — inspectors want evidence of when it was last reviewed.
- Redo the row whenever a recipe or supplier changes. Stale charts are the most common failure EHOs find.
Handwritten vs. online
A handwritten chart is fine legally — but it goes stale the first time a supplier changes, and rewriting the whole sheet by hand gets old fast. The free online matrix builder keeps your chart editable and prints a fresh dated copy whenever you need one; AllergenKit Pro goes further and keeps charts, menus and PPDS labels in sync automatically from one ingredient list.
Related
- The 14 allergens with hidden sources — useful while filling the chart in
- Free allergy poster for your counter
- Natasha's Law — when a chart isn't enough and labels are required