EU Food Regulatory Data MCP Server

MCP Server providing structured EU food regulatory data for AI agents. Includes 147 of the most common food additives (E-numbers), all 14 EU allergens, and nutrition reference values from official EU regulations.

Data Sources

All data is derived from publicly available EU regulations:

• Food Additives: EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 — EU food additives database
• Allergens: EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II — 14 substances causing allergies/intolerances
• Nutrition Reference Values: EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex XIII — Daily reference intake values

No GS1 data. No OpenFoodFacts data. Only public EU regulatory data.

Installation

npm install eu-food-regulatory-mcp

MCP Configuration

Add to your MCP client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eu-food": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "eu-food-regulatory-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed globally:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eu-food": {
      "command": "eu-food-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

get_food_additives

List EU food additives (E-numbers). Optionally filter by name or E-number.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|--------|----------|--------------------------------------------| | query | string | No | Filter by name (DE/EN) or E-number |

Example: get_food_additives({ query: "E330" }) returns Citric acid details.

search_additives_by_function

Search additives by functional class.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |----------------|--------|----------|---------------------------------------------------| | function_class | string | Yes | e.g. "Konservierungsmittel", "Preservative", "Colour" |

Example: search_additives_by_function({ function_class: "Sweetener" }) returns all sweeteners.

Available function classes: Farbstoff/Colour, Konservierungsmittel/Preservative, Antioxidationsmittel/Antioxidant, Emulgator/Emulsifier, Verdickungsmittel/Thickener, Suessungsmittel/Sweetener, Saeureregulator/Acidity regulator, Geliermittel/Gelling agent, Stabilisator/Stabiliser, Backtriebmittel/Raising agent, Geschmacksverstaerker/Flavour enhancer, and more.

get_allergens

List all 14 EU allergens that must be declared on food labels (EU 1169/2011 Annex II).

No parameters required.

validate_ingredients

Check an ingredients text for potential EU allergens. Returns detected allergens with regulation references.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |------------------|--------|----------|--------------------------------------------------| | ingredients_text | string | Yes | Ingredients list to check, e.g. "Weizenmehl, Butter, Eier" |

Example: validate_ingredients({ ingredients_text: "Weizenmehl, Zucker, Butter, Haselnuesse" }) detects Gluten, Milk, Tree nuts.

get_nutrition_reference

Get EU daily nutrition reference intake values for food labelling (%RI calculation).

No parameters required.

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm test
npm run lint

License

MIT