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Feature · Ingredients and allergens

Ingredients and allergens

Capture the exact ingredient, amount, unit and allergen declaration against the recipe version being prepared.

OverviewIngredient and Allergen Register
Recipe / Formulation Mgmt · Ingredients and allergens

Ingredient and Allergen Register

Recipe ingredients

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IdNameRecipeIngredientQuantityUnit
IDD-190Ingredient 181RV-6988ITM-5581850UNT-102
IDD-895Ingredient 156RV-3283ITM-1797470UNT-516
IDD-375Ingredient 105RV-6817ITM-8703620UNT-524
IDD-106Ingredient 493RV-5654ITM-8591710UNT-267
IDD-936Ingredient 713RV-4023ITM-8049830UNT-529
6 of 6 records
IDD-190Recipe ingredients · RI-71127
NameIngredient 181
RecipeRV-6988
IngredientITM-5581
Quantity850
UnitUNT-102
Example screen with sample data

What you can do

Make each ingredient declaration inspectable

An ingredient line connects a selected material to the recipe version being prepared. Its quantity and unit describe the formulation amount, while the allergen declaration gives the reviewer the team’s statement about that material. Keep the declaration close to the ingredient identity so a changed material can be reviewed in the right context.

The formulation amount and the material actually consumed belong to different parts of the work. Production Operator records ingredient evidence against the recipe and posts physical consumption against eligible production work. Production Planner can follow the recipe’s linked work order when comparing the intended amounts with the material used.

How the work is organized

Production Operator enters ingredient evidence with the selected recipe and material. The submission route checks linked records and the acting person, reviews existing ingredient lines and sends attributable evidence to the responsible reviewer. Agree how staff handle a changed declaration before they begin entering operating data.

  • Choose the exact version. Open the selected recipe and check its base yield before interpreting an ingredient amount.
  • Identify the material. Follow the ingredient link to inspect the item code, unit and active setting beside the declaration.
  • Record the statement. Enter the quantity, unit and allergen wording that the responsible source owner has supplied for that material.

What to agree during setup

Agree how the team writes allergen declarations and how missing information is investigated. Staff should know which source owner to contact when an ingredient’s statement is incomplete or changes. Supplier declarations and testing evidence can come from the team’s existing source systems through connections agreed during setup.

Decide who reviews changed declarations and how a correction reaches that person. Rehearse the evidence handoff using an ordinary operator account. The operator should be able to find the selected recipe and material without taking responsibility for the separate finished-batch approval. Keep product-label decisions with the customer’s designated labeling process and source owner.

Check the handoff on an actual case

Use a rehearsal formulation with an ingredient amount of 20 kg and an allergen declaration of milk. Open the recipe link and check its base-yield context. Confirm that the material reference points to the intended item, then ask Production Operator to submit the ingredient evidence. Quality Reviewer inspects the submitted statement and its production context.

Prepare a revised formulation using a different material. Check its declaration with the source owner before carrying forward the earlier wording. Record which version the new ingredient line belongs to and follow its linked production work. A material change can alter the review question even when the quantity stays the same.

Include a missing reference and an account whose staff identity cannot be resolved. Inspect the rejected request and correct the source problem before resubmitting. Rehearse a declaration correction with the responsible reviewer and retain the earlier submitted context. The team should be able to explain which statement was reviewed and which later record supplies the correction.

What your team sees

  • Ingredient and Allergen Register — Review positive ingredient quantities with their recipe, material, unit and declaration.
  • Recipe Version Register — Inspect the base-yield and production context behind the selected ingredient line.

Follow the work through

Rehearse recipe preparation, then compare declarations with material issue and stock. Agree external evidence ownership on the integrations page.

What it keeps track of

Data model
Recipe ingredients
Ingredient quantities, units and allergen declarations per recipe version.
Recipe versions
Versioned recipe and formulation definitions with base yield.
Items
Materials, components and finished goods with standard cost and unit of measure.
People
Production staff and their role titles.
Users
Users
Work orders
Released production work for a product, order and resource.

Who uses it

Permissions
Production Operator
, Production Planner, Quality Reviewer, Admin.
The operator records ingredient evidence, the planner maintains the formulation basis and the reviewer inspects the submitted context.

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