Allergy Voyagev1.1

What changed

• New featureNew restaurant suggestion system allowing users to recommend establishments to the team.
• UXCategorization of restaurants based on user distance (On Allergy Voyage, Not on Allergy Voyage Yet, Further Away).
• New featureAdded 'Search This Area' button to the map for nationwide discovery.
• New featureNew feature to suggest specific allergens and diets to be added to the platform via the Profile tab.
• UXAdded alert icons and disclaimers for menu items that failed automated parsing.
• ContentAdded FDA Top 9 allergens information icon and educational content.
• ComplianceUpdated Allergen Information Disclaimer regarding ingredient detection logic.
• UXAdded restaurant suggestion shortcut to the More Links page.
• PerformanceGeneral bug fixes and stability improvements.

Original release notes

NEW IN SEPTEMBER

Users of Allergy Voyage can now suggest restaurants they would like to see on the platform. Using Allergy Voyage's updated suggesting system, you can discover additional restaurants near & far and recommend them to our team with the push of a button.

- Restaurants are now organized in three specific categories (On Allergy Voyage, Not on Allergy Voyage Yet, and Further Away) based on a users distance from the establishment.
- Users can press a "Search This Area" button on Allergy Voyage's map, allowing them to discover locations across the country.
- Users can suggest restaurants using Allergy Voyage's "Suggest Restaurant" button, instantly sending a suggestion to the Allergy Voyage team.

Users of Allergy Voyage can now suggest diets and allergens they would like to see added to the platform.
- Located on the "Profile" tab, users can view allergens and press "Click here to suggest an allergen" to instantly send a suggestion to the Allergy Voyage team.
- Located on the "Profile" tab, users can view diets and press "Click here to suggest a diet" to instantly send a suggestion to the Allergy Voyage team.

Miscellaneous Updates:
- A "Suggest A Restaurant" button was added to the "More Links" page, allowing users to alternatively suggest restaurants through the Allergy Voyage website.
- An "Alert" icon was added to menu items that were unsuccessfully parsed through Allergy Voyage's menu conventions system. This icon comes with a disclaimer that expresses any issues to the user.
- A "Top 9 Allergens" information icon was added to the allergen selection page, briefly mentioning the FDA's stance on the "Top 9" allergens in the United States.
- Updates to the "Allergen Information Disclaimer" explaining how Allergy Voyage parses and detects ingredients.
- Various bug fixes.