IGD Allergen Toolkit
As food allergies and intolerances continue to rise across the UK, the food industry has an increasing responsibility to keep consumers safe. To support greater consistency in allergen management, industry experts from leading businesses have collaborated to develop guidance, share learnings and promote best practice across the food system.
“Keeping customers safe is a responsibility shared across the food industry. These allergen support tools demonstrate the power of collaboration to share expertise, promote best practice, and improve consistency in allergen management. We are proud to support this initiative and the industry’s continued commitment to reducing allergen incidents and making food safer for everyone.”
— Debbie Barnes, Director of Central Technical Operations, Sainsbury's
Allergen risk assessment
Template and guidance documents to support the allergen risk assessment process for raw material supply and manufacturing sites.
Raw material allergen risk assessment
Allergen risk assessment (manufacturers)
Allergen themes and learnings
New insight combining allergen data and cross‑industry learnings to develop practical actions that strengthen allergen management and help prevent incidents.
Best practice allergen labelling
Allergen labelling was identified as a key area contributing to recalls across manufacturing. In response, a cross-industry project group have worked together to pool industry experience and expertise to create a summary of best practice, guidance and considerations that support manufacturers to drive improvements and mitigate risk.