Allergen Matrix Builder

Organise allergen information for staff reference.

Added October 15, 2026. Written with AI assistance and checked for clarity and placeholders; not reviewed by a lawyer, accountant, clinician or other professional. How these prompts are made

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Help me build an allergen matrix. Menu items with full ingredient lists from supplier labels: [MENU_INGREDIENTS]. Allergens the law in my area requires me to declare, as I have confirmed: [ALLERGEN_LIST]. Kitchen practices that may cause cross-contact: [PRACTICES].

Create a matrix with dishes down the side and allergens across the top, with a symbol for contains and for may contain, based only on the information I supplied. Mark unknown entries [VERIFY] rather than guessing. Provide a process for updating the matrix when a supplier changes a product, a staff briefing script, a procedure for answering a guest's allergy question (ask, check the matrix, check the chef, communicate clearly), and an audit schedule. State clearly that I must follow the legal requirements and official guidance for [JURISDICTION] [VERIFY], and that the matrix does not replace staff training or supplier information.

Also add a staff training quiz of ten questions on the allergen procedure with answers, and a routine for re-checking the matrix whenever a recipe, brand or supplier changes, with the date and initials of the person who confirmed it.

Add a section on keeping the matrix alive. Provide a weekly routine in which a named person checks new deliveries against the matrix, a log for substitutions that records the date, the product replaced, the reason and who confirmed the new allergen information, and a rule that a dish is taken off sale until its entry is verified. Add a short script for servers when a guest asks about allergens, a poster text reminding staff never to guess, and a quarterly audit in which a manager chooses three dishes, checks every ingredient label, and compares the matrix with what the kitchen is actually serving. Include a training quiz of eight questions with answers, based on the matrix. All legal and safety requirements remain items to confirm with the local authority [VERIFY].

Do not invent critical limits, standards or supplier terms. Leave placeholders, tag them [VERIFY] with [JURISDICTION], and ask me for the figures from my own plan.

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Matrix excerpt (invented)
Dish | Gluten | Milk | Eggs | Nuts | Notes
Tomato soup | contains | no | no | no | [CHECK LABEL] for stock
Lemon cake | contains | contains | contains | may contain | cross-contact in bakery
Rice bowl | no | no | no | no | soy sauce [CHECK LABEL]
Process: update when a supplier changes a product; log date and initials.
Server script: 'I will check with the kitchen and confirm in a moment.'
Matrix is based only on supplied labels; legal requirements to be confirmed [VERIFY].

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