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Atlantic herring on a food label: it contains fish

Atlantic herring is a kind of herring. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 392 products, most often in oily fish.

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Does Atlantic herring contain an allergen?

Yes. Atlantic herring contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is Atlantic herring vegan?

No. Atlantic herring is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it comes from an animal.
VegetarianNot for youIt comes from fish or shellfish.
Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does Atlantic herring have on a label?

On European labels it is “Atlantischer Hering” in German, “aringa atlantica” in Italian and “arenque-do-atlântico” in Portuguese. The other 6 languages are listed below.

German
Atlantischer Hering
Italian
aringa atlantica
Portuguese
arenque-do-atlântico
Polish
śledź atlantycki, śledź oceaniczny
Danish
sild
Finnish
tyynenmerensilli
Czech
sleď obecný
Croatian
atlantska haringa
Turkish
Baltık ringası

Which foods contain Atlantic herring?

Open Food Facts lists Atlantic herring or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 392 products, most often oily fish, fish and seafood and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Poland.

  • Oily fish236
  • Fish and seafood95
  • Ready meals6
  • Meat, fish and eggs3
  • Dressings and sauces2
  • Milk and yoghurt1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 140 · Germany 128 · Poland 47 · Belgium 37.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Atlantic herring turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is Atlantic herring?

Atlantic herring is a kind of herring.

Kinds of Atlantic herringAtlantic herring filletBaltic herring

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Sources

An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Atlantic herring
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  4. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
  7. Wikipedia: Atlantic herring

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