Beyond the UK's 14 regulated allergens

The UK's 14 regulated allergens are essential for compliance, but many guests need to avoid ingredients that are not on that list, such as garlic, kiwi, strawberries, and more. Menucurist is built around ingredients: guests can exclude any ingredient, in any combination, and see a personally curated menu of dishes that work for them, not a matrix of warnings.

What the 14 regulated allergens cover

UK food businesses must manage information about the 14 allergens defined in food law. That checklist is the compliance baseline. It is not the full picture of what guests ask about during service, and it is not always enough for confident dining.

Why ingredient-level filtering matters

Other allergen tools are often built around that fixed government checklist. Menucurist treats every ingredient the guest wants to avoid with the same care as a peanut or a nut. Guests see a curated menu of what they can safely order, rather than scanning a matrix of alerts.

Examples guests commonly exclude

Alongside regulated allergens such as peanuts, gluten, shellfish and dairy, guests may need to avoid garlic, kiwi, strawberries, vegan or gluten-free preferences, or anything else they choose to name. Combinations are entirely their call.

How venues keep data consistent

Build an ingredient library once. When a recipe changes, update the ingredient in Menucurist and the change flows to every dish and every menu that uses it, reducing gaps and duplicate paper matrices. Accuracy of that data remains the venue's responsibility.