Editorial standards

Sources we trust

Every factual claim on MenuWise blog posts links to a primary source where one exists. In order of preference, that means:

• Regulatory bodies: the US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture (FoodData Central), Centers for Disease Control, European Food Safety Authority, and equivalent national agencies.
• Peer-reviewed journals: the American Journal of Gastroenterology, the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and other indexed publications.
• Patient advocacy organizations: Beyond Celiac, the Celiac Disease Foundation, the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education), and similar credentialed nonprofits.
• Restaurant chain published allergen guides: each chain’s own current allergen page, not third-party summaries.

We do not cite recipe blogs, AI-generated summaries, unverified social posts, or Wikipedia for medical claims. If a primary source for a claim cannot be located, the claim does not ship.

How we cite

Inline citations use numbered superscripts that link to a source block at the bottom of every post. Each source entry names the organization, publication date where applicable, and the direct URL to the original document. The format is deliberately compact so a reader can verify any claim in two clicks.

How we hedge health and safety claims

MenuWise publishes health-adjacent content. We do not claim 100 percent certainty on dietary safety, medical effects, or kitchen practice outcomes. Specifically:

• Numeric data, regulations, and verifiable brand statements stay confident.
• Personal safety judgments are hedged and routed back to the reader’s own clinician.
• We do not write "safe for celiacs." We write what a chain publishes, what the cross-contact context is, and what the reader should weigh against their personal threshold.
• Headlines use hedging words (can, may, often, generally) rather than absolutes (always, never, complete, definitive).

Updates and corrections

Every post displays a Last reviewed date below the lede. When a regulation changes, a chain updates its allergen guide, or a cited study is superseded, we refresh the post and bump the date. Substantive factual corrections appear as a labeled Correction note at the top of the affected post; minor edits (typo fixes, link maintenance) are made silently.

Spotted a factual error or stale citation? Email hello@getmenuwise.com with the post URL and the specific claim. We respond within a few business days and credit the source in the correction note.

Author transparency and AI disclosure

MenuWise blog posts are bylined as the MenuWise editorial team. Drafting and revision are produced by a large-language-model writing system operating against an editorial brief, source stack, and the rules documented in our internal writer prompt. Final fact-checking, source verification, and review against the standards on this page happen before the post ships.

We disclose this because reader trust depends on it. We do not publish first-person testing claims unless a member of the team actually tested the product. When a review summarizes published sources rather than hands-on testing, the post carries a labeled research-method callout near the top.

Conflicts of interest

MenuWise the company makes a dining app. Blog posts may mention the app where the topic naturally overlaps with what the app does (menu screening, dietary preference scoring, allergen filtering). We do not write posts whose primary purpose is to promote the app. We do not run affiliate links, sponsored content, or paid product placement.

When a post compares brands, the comparison reads against published facts from each brand’s own pages or third-party certification bodies, not against commercial relationships. MenuWise has no paid partnership with any restaurant chain, food brand, or allergen-detection device manufacturer mentioned on this blog.

Scope of expertise

The MenuWise editorial team covers gluten-free, allergen-aware, and multi-diet (keto, vegan, dairy-free, low-FODMAP) dining and cooking. Adjacent topics (general nutrition science, sports nutrition, weight-management protocols, eating-disorder treatment) sit outside our practice and are not covered. When a reader question touches one of those topics, we point to the relevant professional bodies rather than write outside our lane.

Nothing here is medical advice

This blog is published for general information. It does not constitute medical advice and does not establish a clinician relationship. Readers with celiac disease, food allergies, or any medical condition should consult their own gastroenterologist, allergist, or registered dietitian before changing their diet, acting on a published recommendation, or relying on any single article to make a safety decision.