Romania: 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, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphites, lupin and molluscs.
• LawInformation must be in writing, not spoken. For food sold unpacked it must be at the point of sale, visible, easy to read and indelible (ANPC Order 163/2021).
• LawRestaurant menus list each dish’s ingredients with the allergens highlighted, name the additives and give the nutrition declaration (ANPC Order 201/2022, in force from 15 March 2023).
• LawA QR code to the full menu is allowed if a printed copy is on site. For online orders, show the information before payment and on the delivery label. Public texts need a Romanian version (Law 500/2004).