Allergy Aware
Schools Catering Manual

Danger Foods

The foods listed are known as the major allergens. However they can appear under many different names and may be included as ingredients in a wide variety of different recipes.

Readers can photocopy the lists, and put them up on the wall of the kitchen so that they are easy to consult at all times.

Sample List

Peanuts
Can also be known as:

Arachide - Arachis oil - Beer Nuts - Cacahuete - Earth nuts - Goober nuts/peas - Groundnuts - Mandalona nut - Monkey nuts - Peanuts

Are likely to be found in:

Almond powder & chopped almonds (can contain peanuts) - Bakery products sold loose - Biscuits - Cakes - Chinese & Indonesian dishes in general - Chocolate from Poland - Curry sauces - Desserts of all kinds - Hydrolysed vegetable protein (occasionally) - Marzipan - Medicines and supplements - Oil in which peanut products have previously been fried - Peanut Butter - Savoury snacks - Satay sauce - Sweets such as jelly babies - Worcester sauce.