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Fish meat on a food label: it contains fish

Fish meat is a kind of fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 815 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does fish meat contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is fish meat vegan?

No. Fish meat 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 fish meat have on a label?

On European labels it is “chair de poisson” in French, “Fischfleisch” in German and “carne de pescado” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
chair de poisson, chair de poissons
German
Fischfleisch
Spanish
carne de pescado
Italian
carne di pesce
Polish
mięso ryb
Croatian
meso ribe

Which foods contain fish meat?

Open Food Facts lists fish meat or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 815 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and the United States.

  • Fish and seafood403
  • Ready meals199
  • Salty and fatty foods28
  • Savoury snacks17
  • Sandwiches8
  • Pasta, rice and flour3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 739 · Spain 27 · United States 19 · Belgium 18.

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

What kind of ingredient is fish meat?

Fish meat is a kind of fish.

Kinds of fish meatWhite fish meat

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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: Fish meat
  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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