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Crayfish or shrimp on a food label: it contains crustaceans

Crayfish or shrimp is a kind of crayfish. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 29 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does crayfish or shrimp contain an allergen?

Yes. Crayfish or shrimp contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CrustaceansRequiredAs “crustacean shellfish”RequiredRequired

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Is crayfish or shrimp vegan?

No. Crayfish or shrimp 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.
Shellfish allergyNot for youIt contains crustaceans.

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What other names does crayfish or shrimp have on a label?

On European labels it is “gambero” in Italian.

Italian
gambero, gamberi

Which foods contain crayfish or shrimp?

Open Food Facts lists crayfish or shrimp in the ingredients of 29 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in Italy, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Ready meals12
  • Fish and seafood7
  • Dressings and sauces2
  • Pasta, rice and flour1
  • Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: Italy 25 · France 5 · United Kingdom 1 · Germany 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is crayfish or shrimp?

In the Open Food Facts ingredient tree, crayfish or shrimp sits under crayfish and shrimp.

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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: Crayfish or shrimp
  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)

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