Allergen segregation across FDA Big 9 and EU 14

Distributors shipping across borders face two allergen lists, not one. CDXAI enforces both the FDA Big 9 and the EU 14 in a single system — with a storage matrix that blocks unsafe placements and carries allergen data through the lot from putaway to delivery.

Allergen control is one of the clearest differentiators in food distribution software, and one of the most neglected. Most platforms mention allergens in a spec sheet and stop there. But a distributor who handles peanuts, tree nuts, milk, egg, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish — and, for anyone shipping into the EU, also sesame, celery, mustard, lupin, molluscs, and sulphites — needs those rules enforced by the system, at the moment product is put away, not documented after the fact.

Two jurisdictions, one system

The FDA recognizes nine major allergens; the EU regulates fourteen. If you sell across those markets, maintaining separate spreadsheets for each is how mistakes happen. CDXAI carries both lists natively and lets you configure requirements by jurisdiction — US FDA, Canada, Mexico, and the EU framework — so the same product is handled correctly regardless of where it's shipping.

The 8-category storage matrix

At the center is an allergen storage matrix that defines which allergen groups can and can't share space. When a putaway would place an incompatible allergen next to sensitive product, CDXAI flags it and can block the location — before the pallet lands, not during an audit. Allergen attributes live on the product and travel with the lot, so the same rules apply through picking, packing, and shipping.

Allergen data that follows the lot

Because allergen information is attached to the lot rather than to a separate document, it moves with the product through the whole operation. A pick knows what it's handling. A load knows what's on it. A proof of delivery knows what was delivered. And when a trace is needed, allergen context is already part of the record — which is why this sits naturally alongside FSMA 204 traceability in the same warehouse system.

Part of a broader food-safety program

Allergen segregation is one piece of the compliance picture CDXAI manages: HACCP plans, sanitation scheduling and verification, environmental monitoring, CAPA, controlled documents, and training all run in the same platform. Multi-jurisdiction configuration means a distributor operating across North America and Europe doesn't run parallel compliance systems — they run one.

Multi-jurisdiction allergen compliance is a real differentiator, and most competitors bury it in a meta tag or ignore the EU list entirely. If it's a requirement for your customers, it should be enforced by your system — not left to a binder.