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Qatar: allergens
What your kitchen must tell customers about allergens.
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“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.
- Official guidanceEvery menu item shows its allergens from the GSO standard's list, with an allergen record and separate storage and utensils (the MoPH Code 7.10).
Official sources
- MoPH Food Service Establishment Guidelines (Food Safety Code of Practice for Food Services, 2020)
- MoPH Food Safety Department
- Watheq: food premises portal (MoPH)
- Watheq: food safety rating search (MoPH)
- MoPH food handler licensing examination
- Qatar News Agency: the food handler permit, valid 3 years, compulsory from June 2024 (10 June 2023)
- Al Meezan, Qatar's legal portal (Law No. 8 of 1990; Law No. 25 of 2015)
- Civil Defence Law No. 25 of 2015: schedule of safety measures (Al Meezan)
- Ministry of Interior: emergency services (999)
This page is general information, not legal advice. Check with your local authority.