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Mackerel fillet on a food label: it contains fish

Mackerel fillet is a kind of mackerel. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 723 products, most often in oily fish.

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Does mackerel fillet contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is mackerel fillet vegan?

No. Mackerel fillet 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 mackerel fillet have on a label?

On European labels it is “filets de maquereaux” in French, “Makrelenfilet” in German and “filete de caballa” in Spanish. The other 7 languages are listed below.

French
filets de maquereaux
German
Makrelenfilet, Makrelenfilets
Spanish
filete de caballa
Italian
filetti di sgombro
Dutch
makreelfilet
Polish
filet z makreli, filety z makreli
Swedish
makrillfilé, makrillfiléer
Danish
makrelfilet
Finnish
makrillifilee, makrillifileetä
Croatian
file skuše

Which foods contain mackerel fillet?

Open Food Facts lists mackerel fillet or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 723 products, most often oily fish, fish and seafood and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Italy.

  • Oily fish607
  • Fish and seafood59
  • Ready meals9
  • Salty and fatty foods9
  • Meat, fish and eggs6
  • Savoury snacks2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 560 · Germany 80 · Italy 26 · United Kingdom 22.

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

What kind of ingredient is mackerel fillet?

Mackerel fillet is a kind of mackerel.

Kinds of mackerel filletPrecooked mackerel fillet

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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: Mackerel fillet
  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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