What you'll learn

How to generate allergen labels for individual orders
What information appears on allergen labels and where it comes from
How to print multiple labels for batch orders

Generating allergen labels from an order

Allergen labels are automatically generated based on the ingredients in your recipes. When you create an order, BakeOnyx pulls the allergen information from each product's linked recipe and creates a label that shows the product name, full ingredients list, and any allergen warnings.

To print an allergen label for an order:

Go to Orders in the main menu
Find and click on the order you want to print a label for
On the order detail page, look for the Print Allergen Label button (usually near the top of the page)
Click the button to generate the label PDF
Your browser will open or download the PDF file
Click the print icon in the PDF viewer, or use Ctrl+P (Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac)
Select your printer and print settings, then click Print

Order detail page showing the Print Allergen Label button and order information

What's included on an allergen label

Each allergen label includes:

Product name — the name of the item ordered
Full ingredients list — all ingredients from the linked recipe, in order
Allergen warnings — highlighted allergens based on ingredient flags (e.g., gluten, nuts, dairy, eggs, soy)

The label automatically pulls allergen information from your recipe ingredients. This means you need to make sure each ingredient in your system has the correct allergen flags set. If an ingredient is missing allergen information, the label won't show complete warnings.

Warning: Always review allergen labels before printing and delivering to customers. If a recipe ingredient is missing allergen data, manually check the ingredient packaging and update your system before printing labels.

Printing labels for multiple items in one order

If an order contains multiple products, you'll need to print a separate label for each item:

Open the order detail page
For each product in the order, click Print Allergen Label
Print each PDF as described above

If you regularly print labels for large batch orders, consider using BakeOnyx's bulk printing feature to streamline the process.

Tip: Keep printed allergen labels with your order packing materials or attach them directly to packaging. This helps staff quickly verify allergen information and reduces the risk of sending items to customers with incomplete allergen details.

Making sure your allergen data is accurate

For allergen labels to work properly, you need to:

Link recipes to each product in your orders
Add all ingredients to each recipe
Mark allergen flags on each ingredient (gluten, nuts, dairy, eggs, soy, etc.)

If you're creating new recipes or updating existing ones, take time to set allergen flags correctly. This ensures your labels are compliant with UK and EU food labeling requirements and keep your customers safe.

Note: Allergen label PDFs follow standard food labeling regulations. If you need to customize label design or add additional information (like production dates or batch numbers), contact BakeOnyx support.

Next steps

Bulk Print Orders and Invoices — print multiple labels and invoices at once
Creating a Recipe — set up recipes with ingredients and allergen flags
Managing Customers — organize customer orders and preferences