Austria: allergens

“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.

• LawThe 14 EU allergens: cereals with gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, tree nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphites, lupin and molluscs.
• LawFor food that is not prepacked, give the allergen information in writing without being asked. Or put up a clearly visible notice that staff give it by word of mouth on request (Allergeninformationsverordnung § 3).
• LawInformation by word of mouth must come from trained staff and always be based on written records, such as recipes and supplier labels (§§ 3 and 4).
• Official guidanceThe official Austrian Food Code (Codex A5) has letter codes A to R for the 14 allergens. You may use them only with a legend headed “Allergeninformation gemäß Codex-Empfehlung”.