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Pacific cod on a food label: it contains fish

Pacific cod is a kind of cod. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 105 products, most often in fish and seafood.

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Does Pacific cod contain an allergen?

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

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
FishRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is Pacific cod vegan?

No. Pacific cod 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 Pacific cod have on a label?

On European labels it is “Morue du Pacifique” in French, “Pazifischer Kabeljau” in German and “merluzzo del Pacifico” in Italian. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
Morue du Pacifique
German
Pazifischer Kabeljau
Italian
merluzzo del Pacifico
Dutch
pacifische kabeljauw
Portuguese
bacalhau-do-pacífico
Polish
Dorsz pacyficzny
Swedish
Stillahavstorsk
Norwegian
Stillehavstorsk
Finnish
tyynenmerenturska
Romanian
Cod de Pacific
Croatian
pacifički bakalar

Which foods contain Pacific cod?

Open Food Facts lists Pacific cod in the ingredients of 105 products, most often fish and seafood, white fish and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Italy.

  • Fish and seafood49
  • White fish26
  • Ready meals13
  • Bread3
  • Dressings and sauces1
  • Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 46 · United States 31 · Italy 14 · Switzerland 5.

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

What kind of ingredient is Pacific cod?

Pacific cod is a kind of cod.

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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: Pacific cod
  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: Pacific cod

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