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Fresh category A eggs on a food label: they contain egg

Fresh category A eggs are one of the category A eggs. They contain egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 34 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Fresh category A eggs=egg

Do fresh category A eggs contain an allergen?

Yes. Fresh category A eggs contain egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Are fresh category A eggs vegan?

No. Fresh category A eggs are not vegan: they are made from egg. They are vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: they are made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youThey contain egg.

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What other names do fresh category A eggs have on a label?

On European labels they are “oeufs frais de catégorie A” in French, “frische Eier Klasse A” in German and “uova fresche di categoria A” in Italian. The other 2 languages are listed below.

French
oeufs frais de catégorie A
German
frische Eier Klasse A
Italian
uova fresche di categoria A, uova fresche categoria A
Dutch
verse categorie A eieren
Croatian
svježa jaja kategorije a

Which foods contain fresh category A eggs?

Open Food Facts lists fresh category A eggs in the ingredients of 34 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, eggs and pastries. Most of them are sold in Italy, France and Germany.

  • Pasta, rice and flour16
  • Eggs10
  • Pastries3
  • Dressings and sauces2
  • Biscuits and cakes2
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: Italy 20 · France 19 · Germany 2 · Switzerland 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where fresh category A eggs turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are fresh category A eggs?

Fresh category A eggs are one of the category A eggs.

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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: Fresh category A eggs
  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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