Food Safety & Compliance

Menu allergen information in the United States

Review US menu requirements separately from the app's shared 14-category matrix, which is not a dedicated US declaration tool. Keep bought-in bread, dressings and sauces in the ingredient review rather than relying on the menu item's name.

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Allergen matrixAllergen matrix

MilkEggWheatSoyNutsSesTomato basil soupChicken pot pieBlueberry muffinFalafel wrap

Published versions kept on file.

In the product

Putting this into practice in the United States

Set up records for the authority that regulates your US establishment. The FDA Food Code is a model used by state and local jurisdictions, with different editions and amendments in force. Choose the site's state, review the local requirements, and connect person-in-charge reviews to the actual food processes.

FDA: Food Code and jurisdiction adoption

Trace ingredient substitutions through the menu matrix and service-team instructions. Separate the ingredients present in the recipe from the assessment of cross-contact during preparation.
Check the jurisdiction's restaurant disclosure and training requirements separately from packaged-food labelling. A customer PDF is a communication aid, not a universal retail label.

What it does

Per-dish matrix: Record the allergens you need to declare against each dish so your menu information stays accurate.
Customer-facing version: Publish a clear allergen view your team and customers can rely on — download it as a PDF or print it straight from the page.
A public page with a QR code: Switch on a public page of the published matrix. Put the QR code on the counter or paste the embed on your website; customers open it on their phone with nothing to install, and you can switch it off at any time.
May-contain, marked deliberately: Alongside contains-as-an-ingredient, mark a may-contain cross-contamination risk per dish — shown distinctly on the published version.
Versioned and kept: Each published version is kept, so you have a record of what was shown and when.
Owned by you: You maintain the matrix; ProCafe keeps it organized and exportable.
Menu board: Mark a dish sold out or running low for today and every phone, the web and the kitchen tablet show the same board. Items come from the allergen matrix, so nothing is typed twice, and a new day starts clean.
Supplier changes and dish review: Save supplier specifications and link ingredients or dishes. See dishes affected by a specification change, record each review and retain the earlier evidence. Published allergen information changes only through the separate matrix review workflow. Available on web and mobile with an internet connection.