| Cross-contact |  | Cross-contact occurs when an allergen is inadvertently transferred from a food containing an allergen to a food that does not contain the allergen. Cooking does not reduce or eliminate the chances of a person with a food allergy having a reaction to the food eaten. |
| Beef/Red Meat |  | Meat from cows, sheep, venison, and bison |
| Pork | | Meat from domestic swine, including pigs, hogs, and boars |
| Chicken/Poultry | | Meat from domestic fowls, including chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks |
| Fish | | Meat from aquatic vertebrates, including salmon and catfish |
| Crustaceans |  | Meat from aquatic animals have jointed legs, a hard shell, and no backbone, including crab, crayfish, lobster, prawns, and shrimp. |
| Shellfish | | Meat from soft-bodied invertebrates have a calcium carbonate shell, including clams, mussels, scallops, oysters, octopus, snail, and squid. |
| Vegetable/Plant Based | | Made or derived from plants |
| Gluten | | Food containing wheat, including bread and pasta |
| Dairy | | Food products made from or containing milk, including butter and cream |
| Peanuts | | Foods made from peanuts or peanut protein |
| Tree nuts | | Tree nuts include almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, filberts/hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, shea nuts and walnuts. |
| Soy | | Foods made from soybeans |
| Sesame | | Foods made from sesame seeds |
| Egg | | Unfertilized, shelled embryos from fowl, including chickens, ducks, and quail |
| Mushrooms | | Foods made from Fruit bodies of macrofungi |
| Garlic/Onions/Alliums | | Vegetables that include but are not limited to garlic, onions, leeks, scallions, chives, and shallots |
| Tomatoes/Peppers/Nightshades | | Vegetables that include but are not limited to potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, red pepper flakes, eggplant, and paprika. |
| Sulfites | | Pickled foods and vinegar, processed meats, soft drinks, dried fruits and vegetables, fruit jams, wine, beer, and cider |
| Lupin | | Lupin flour and seeds can be used in some types of bread, pastries and even in pasta. |
| Beans/Legumes (non-peanut) | | Vegetables including but not limited to kidney beans, lima beans, peas, soybeans, lentils, chickpeas, and green beans. |
| Apple | | Fruit of the apple tree |
| Plum | | Fruit of the plum tree |
| Banana | | Fruit of the banana plant |
| Peach | | Fruit of the peach tree |
| Corn | | Grain that is producted by the corn plant |
| Celery | | Vegetable |
| Poppy | | Poppy seeds |
| Coriander/Cilantro | | Leaves of the coriander / cilantro plant |
| Mustard | | Paste created from the seeds of the mustard plant |
| Honey | | Sugary substance made by bees |
| Sugar | | Additional sugar added, not necessarily natural sugars |
| Artificial Sugar | | Synthetic sweetners including Equal/aspartame, Sweet’N Low/saccharin, and Splenda/sucralose |
| Artificial Color | | Pigments derived from chemicals |
| Palm Oil | | Vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm |
| Sunflower Oil | | Vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the sunflower plant |
| Alcohol | | Beverages containing alcohol including beers, wines, and spirits |
| Caffiene | | Stimulant found in most coffees and soft drinks |
| Gelatin | | Food ingredient derived from animals |
