{ "_version": "4.0", "_note": "Global allergen taxonomy v1 (19 categories) + destination-scoped insects + custom. Selectable set for the wizard = allergens[]. _legacyItems are NOT selectable; they exist only so previously purchased cards (download.js / render-*-image.js) still resolve every item the customer originally chose. Never add to _legacyItems as a shortcut for new content — place-bound terms belong in local-food-allergens.json.", "allergens": [ { "id": "tree_nuts", "category": "Tree Nuts", "icon": "tree-nuts.png", "label": "Tree Nuts", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Almond", "Brazil Nut", "Cashew", "Hazelnut", "Macadamia", "Pecan", "Pine Nut", "Pistachio", "Walnut", "Coconut", "Shea Butter", "Argan Oil", "Vegan Nut Cheese" ] }, { "id": "peanut", "category": "Peanut", "icon": "peanut.png", "label": "Peanut", "selectAll": false, "items": [ "Peanut", "Pea Protein" ] }, { "id": "fish", "category": "Fish", "icon": "fish.png", "label": "Fish", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Salmon", "Tuna", "Cod", "Tilapia", "Trout", "Haddock", "Bass", "Catfish", "Mackerel", "Sardine", "Anchovy", "Fish Sauce", "Fish Roe (Caviar)" ] }, { "id": "shellfish", "category": "Shellfish", "icon": "shellfish.png", "label": "Shellfish", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Crab", "Lobster", "Shrimp", "Prawn", "Clam", "Mussel", "Oyster", "Scallop", "Squid", "Octopus", "Shrimp Paste", "Conch", "Whelk", "Abalone", "Snail / Escargot", "Sea Urchin / Uni", "Sea Cucumber" ], "cross_reactivity_notes": { "Sea Urchin / Uni": "Biologically an echinoderm (allergen: Major Yolk Protein), not a true shellfish; folded here for kitchen communication. A person may react to urchin alone. Partial tropomyosin cross-reactivity with shellfish.", "Sea Cucumber": "Biologically an echinoderm, not a true shellfish; folded here for kitchen communication. Not crustacean or mollusc." }, "cross_reactivity_warning": "People with shellfish allergy may also react to edible insects (shared tropomyosin protein). This risk travels with the person; the Edible Insects category surfaces in destinations where insects are eaten." }, { "id": "milk", "category": "Milk / Dairy", "icon": "dairy.png", "label": "Milk / Dairy", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Cow's Milk", "Goat's Milk", "Sheep's Milk", "Butter", "Cream", "Yogurt", "Aged Cheese (Parmesan, Cheddar, Gouda, Roquefort)", "Blue Cheese", "Caseinates (Sodium / Calcium)", "Ghee / Clarified Butter" ] }, { "id": "egg", "category": "Egg", "icon": "egg.png", "label": "Egg", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Egg", "Egg White (Albumen)", "Egg Yolk", "Mayonnaise", "Aioli" ] }, { "id": "wheat_gluten", "category": "Wheat / Gluten Grains", "icon": "wheat.png", "label": "Wheat / Gluten Grains", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Wheat", "Barley", "Rye", "Oats", "Spelt", "Kamut", "Triticale", "Malt", "Seitan", "Modified Food Starch (may contain wheat)" ] }, { "id": "buckwheat", "category": "Buckwheat", "icon": "grain.png", "label": "Buckwheat", "selectAll": false, "items": [ "Buckwheat" ] }, { "id": "soy", "category": "Soy", "icon": "soy.png", "label": "Soy", "selectAll": false, "items": [ "Soybean", "Soy Lecithin", "Miso", "Soy Sauce", "Tofu", "Edamame" ], "preparation_notes": { "Soy Sauce": "Many soy sauces (incl. shoyu) contain wheat/gluten; gluten-free tamari/soy sauce must be verified by label.", "Miso": "May be rice-, barley-, or wheat-koji based; mugi (barley) miso contains gluten." } }, { "id": "sesame", "category": "Sesame", "icon": "sesame.png", "label": "Sesame", "selectAll": false, "items": [ "Sesame Seed", "Sesame Oil", "Tahini" ] }, { "id": "fruit_veg", "category": "Fruits & Vegetables", "icon": "fruits.png", "label": "Fruits & Vegetables", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Apple", "Avocado", "Banana", "Carrot", "Celery", "Cherry", "Cucumber", "Eggplant", "Kiwi", "Mango", "Melon", "Parsley", "Peach", "Pear", "Bell Pepper", "Chili Pepper", "Chipotle Pepper", "Plum", "Potato", "Tomato", "Zucchini", "Cilantro (Coriander Leaf)", "Cassava", "Taro", "Yam", "Breadfruit" ], "preparation_notes": { "Cassava": "Raw or improperly processed cassava is cyanogenic; proper preparation (soaking/fermenting/cooking) removes the hazard. This is a food-safety note, not an allergen." } }, { "id": "rice_corn", "category": "Corn / Rice", "icon": "corn.png", "label": "Corn / Rice", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Corn", "Rice" ] }, { "id": "legumes", "category": "Beans & Lentils", "icon": "legumes.png", "label": "Beans & Lentils", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Lentil", "Chickpea (Garbanzo)", "Pea", "Green Pea", "Black Bean", "Kidney Bean", "Pinto Bean", "Navy Bean", "Cannellini Bean", "Fava Bean", "Lima Bean", "Mung Bean", "Adzuki Bean", "Lupin" ], "cross_reactivity_notes": { "Lupin": "Cross-reacts with peanut; filed by identity (legume), not cross-reactivity." } }, { "id": "allium", "category": "Garlic & Onion", "icon": "allium.png", "label": "Garlic & Onion", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Garlic", "Onion", "Shallot", "Leek", "Chive", "Green Onion / Scallion" ] }, { "id": "additives", "category": "Sulfites & Additives", "icon": "additives.png", "label": "Sulfites & Additives", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Sulfites", "MSG", "Artificial Colorants", "Carmine (Cochineal Red Dye)", "Preservatives" ] }, { "id": "fungal_yeast_mold", "category": "Fungal / Mold / Yeast", "icon": "yeast.png", "label": "Fungal / Mold / Yeast", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Baker's Yeast", "Brewer's Yeast", "Mold", "Mushroom", "Truffle" ] }, { "id": "animal_proteins_meat", "category": "Animal Proteins / Meats", "icon": "meats.png", "label": "Animal Proteins / Meats", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Beef", "Pork", "Chicken", "Turkey", "Lamb", "Alpha-Gal", "Cured Meats (Salami, Prosciutto)" ] }, { "id": "seeds_spices", "category": "Seeds & Spices", "icon": "spices.png", "label": "Seeds & Spices", "selectAll": true, "items": [ "Mustard", "Mustard Seed", "Mustard Powder", "Coriander Seed", "Celery Seed", "Poppy Seed", "Sumac", "Fenugreek", "Pink Peppercorn" ], "cross_reactivity_notes": { "Fenugreek": "Cross-reacts with peanut and other legumes; filed by identity (spice), not cross-reactivity.", "Pink Peppercorn": "Anacardiaceae family; cross-sensitization with cashew/pistachio documented (not proven oral reactivity). Filed by identity. RENDER DEPENDENCY: only safe to move out of tree_nuts if the card engine surfaces this note when cashew/pistachio/tree_nuts is selected — otherwise keep in tree_nuts as a UI safety measure." } }, { "id": "non_gluten_grains", "category": "Non-Gluten Grains", "icon": "grain-gf.png", "label": "Non-Gluten Grains", "selectAll": true, "note": "Gluten-free grains/pseudocereals. Kept separate from Wheat/Gluten Grains because that label asserts gluten; filing these there would falsely imply gluten and erase the wheat-vs-safe-grain distinction a coeliac/wheat-allergic traveler relies on.", "items": [ "Sorghum", "Millet", "Teff", "Fonio", "Amaranth", "Quinoa" ] } ], "destination_scoped_categories": [ { "id": "insects", "category": "Edible Insects", "icon": "insects.png", "label": "Edible Insects", "selectAll": false, "cross_reactivity_warning": "People with shellfish allergy may be at increased risk of reacting to edible insects due to cross-reactive proteins including tropomyosin. Risk varies by insect and individual; avoid unless cleared by an allergist.", "items": [ "Caterpillar / Larva", "Grasshopper / Locust", "Cricket", "Ant / Ant Egg", "Bee / Wasp Larva", "Beetle Grub", "Silkworm Pupae", "Mealworm" ], "note": "Global category holds generic biological insect forms. Location-specific endonyms (phane/mopane, chapulines, escamoles, witchetty grub, finkubala, madora/amacimbi, inago, hachinoko) live in the local taxonomy and map up to these forms.", "scope": "destination_scoped", "scope_note": "Not part of the core 19 global categories and NOT translated into all languages by default. Surfaces only for destinations where edible insects are consumed (see local taxonomy: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Australia, Philippines, Japan, etc.). Selectable by users who know they react to insects." } ], "custom_category": { "id": "custom", "category": "Other / Custom", "label": "Other allergens (write your own)", "type": "user_free_text", "repeatable": true, "note": "For allergens not covered by the 19 global categories (e.g. celery, mango, a specific additive). User enters one or more free-text allergens; each is translated per-card on demand. Person-bound and user-supplied.", "render": "each custom entry renders as its own card item, translated to the destination language(s)" }, "_category_count": 19, "_migrations": { "Dashi (Fish Broth)": "Dashi (Fish Broth)", "Bonito Flakes": "Bonito Flakes", "Anchovy Paste": "Anchovy Paste", "Fish Roe (Caviar, Tobiko, Ikura)": "Fish Roe (Caviar)", "Soba (Buckwheat Noodles)": "Soba (Buckwheat Noodles)", "Shoyu": "Shoyu", "Tamari": "Tamari", "Tempeh": "Tempeh", "Gomashio": "Gomashio", "Breadcrumbs": "Breadcrumbs", "Egg Wash": "Egg Wash", "Nutmeg": "Nutmeg", "Malt Extract": "Malt", "Malt Vinegar": "Malt" }, "_legacyItems": { "Dashi (Fish Broth)": "fish", "Bonito Flakes": "fish", "Anchovy Paste": "fish", "Soba (Buckwheat Noodles)": "buckwheat", "Shoyu": "soy", "Tamari": "soy", "Tempeh": "soy", "Gomashio": "sesame", "Breadcrumbs": "wheat_gluten", "Egg Wash": "egg", "Nutmeg": "seeds_spices" }, "_changelog": [ "v2.0: (1) CORRECTION fenugreek->seeds_spices, lupin->legumes (out of peanut) — identity-first; cross-reactivity is a note not a category. (2) Shellfish += gastropods (conch/whelk/abalone/escargot) + echinoderm fold (sea urchin/sea cucumber) w/ biological note. (3) Fruits&Vegetables += starchy tubers (cassava/taro/yam/breadfruit), cassava cyanogenic prep note. (4) NEW category Edible Insects (19) w/ shellfish cross-reactivity warning. (5) NEW category Non-Gluten Grains (20).", "v2.1: Removed place-bound endonyms/vehicles now handled in the location layer: Soba, Dashi, Bonito Flakes, Anchovy Paste, Tobiko & Ikura (Fish Roe -> 'Fish Roe (Caviar)'), Shoyu, Tamari, Tempeh, Gomashio, Breadcrumbs, Egg Wash, Nutmeg. Merged Malt Extract + Malt Vinegar -> 'Malt'. KEPT (per decision): Fish Sauce, Fish Roe (Caviar), Miso, Soy Sauce, Soy Lecithin, Edamame, Ghee/Clarified Butter, Caseinates, Aged Cheese, Seitan, Modified Food Starch, Pink Peppercorn, Mayonnaise, Aioli.", "v2.2: ChatGPT review applied. Pink Peppercorn tree_nuts->seeds_spices (+cross-react note, render-dependency flagged). Sorghum (Mabele)->Sorghum (endonym out). Sea Cucumber echinoderm note. Soy Sauce/Miso wheat prep notes. Insect warning reworded clinically. QUEUED (not applied): Pea Protein move (contested), Coconut, Gelatin/seed/Quorn additions, oats wording.", "v2.3: Insects category corrected — endonyms (phane/chapulines/escamoles/witchetty) were place-bound and violated the person-bound global rule (same as soba/dashi removed from fish/soy/buckwheat). Replaced with generic biological forms; endonyms live in local taxonomy where they already exist.", "v3.0: MAJOR — insects removed from core global categories (now 19). Insects becomes a DESTINATION-SCOPED category (surfaces only where insects are eaten; not globally translated) — avoids translating bug endonyms into 100+ languages for cards that will never need them. Shellfish gains the tropomyosin cross-reactivity warning so the person-bound insect risk travels with the shellfish-allergic user everywhere. Added CUSTOM category: user free-text, repeatable, for allergens outside the 19.", "v4.0: adopted global taxonomy v3.0 as app taxonomy. Item moves: Fenugreek peanut->seeds_spices, Lupin peanut->legumes, Pink Peppercorn tree_nuts->seeds_spices. Merged Malt Extract+Malt Vinegar->Malt. Renamed Fish Roe (Caviar, Tobiko, Ikura)->Fish Roe (Caviar). Removed place-bound endonyms (Dashi, Bonito Flakes, Anchovy Paste, Soba, Shoyu, Tamari, Tempeh, Gomashio, Breadcrumbs, Egg Wash) -> now surfaced via local-food-allergens.json per destination. Removed Nutmeg. Added non_gluten_grains category, gastropods/echinoderms to shellfish, starchy tubers to fruit_veg. Added _migrations/_legacyItems so historical orders still render." ] }