Ireland: 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.

• LawFor food that is not prepacked, written allergen information must be given where the food is presented, sold or supplied (S.I. 489/2014, Regulation 4). It must be easy to find before the sale, visible and legible.
• LawThe information must be in English, or in Irish and English, and clearly linked to the right food (S.I. 489/2014, Regulation 5). The FSAI says customers must not have to ask, and a general notice is not enough.
• Official guidancePhone and app orders: give the information before the order is completed and at delivery, in writing at least once.
• Official guidanceFood packed on site for direct sale counts as non-prepacked food, so the same written rule applies.