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Pacific oyster on a food label: it contains molluscs
Pacific oyster is a kind of oyster. It contains molluscs, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 36 products, most often in fish and seafood.
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Does Pacific oyster contain an allergen?
Yes. Pacific oyster contains molluscs: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molluscs | Not required | Required | Required |
Is Pacific oyster vegan?
No. Pacific oyster is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does Pacific oyster have on a label?
In English Pacific oyster can also read “Crassostrea gigas”. On European labels it is “huitre géante du Pacifique” in French, “Pazifische Felsenauster” in German and “ostra del Pacífico” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.
- French
- huitre géante du Pacifique, Huître creuse du Pacifique
- German
- Pazifische Felsenauster, Pazifische Auster
- Spanish
- ostra del Pacífico, Crassostrea gigas
- Italian
- ostrica del Pacifico
- Dutch
- Japanse oester, Crassostrea gigas
- Portuguese
- Ostra-do-pacífico, Crassostrea gigas
- Polish
- ostryżyca japońska, Crassostrea gigas
- Swedish
- Japanskt jätteostron, Crassostrea gigas
- Norwegian
- Stillehavsøsters, Crassostrea gigas
- Finnish
- tyynenmerenosteri, japaninosteri
- Hungarian
- Csendes-óceáni osztriga, Crassostrea gigas
- Croatian
- pacifička kamenica
Which foods contain Pacific oyster?
Open Food Facts lists Pacific oyster in the ingredients of 36 products, most often fish and seafood, dressings and sauces and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Belgium and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 22 · Belgium 18 · United States 6 · Spain 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Pacific oyster turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is Pacific oyster?
Pacific oyster is a kind of oyster.
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- Open Food Facts: Pacific oyster
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
- Wikipedia: Pacific oyster
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