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Pasteurized fresh egg on a food label: it contains egg

Pasteurized fresh egg is a kind of fresh egg. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 102 products, most often in pasta, rice and flour.

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Does pasteurized fresh egg contain an allergen?

Yes. Pasteurized fresh egg contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
EggsRequiredRequiredRequired

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Is pasteurized fresh egg vegan?

No. Pasteurized fresh egg is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from egg.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.
Egg allergyNot for youIt contains egg.

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What other names does pasteurized fresh egg have on a label?

On European labels it is “œufs frais pasteurisés” in French, “pasteurisiertes Frischei” in German and “huevos frescos pasteurizados” in Spanish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

French
œufs frais pasteurisés, oeufs frais pasteurisés
German
pasteurisiertes Frischei
Spanish
huevos frescos pasteurizados, huevo fresco pasteurizado
Italian
Uovo fresco pastorizzato
Finnish
pastöroitu tuore muna
Croatian
pasterizirano svježe jaje

Which foods contain pasteurized fresh egg?

Open Food Facts lists pasteurized fresh egg in the ingredients of 102 products, most often pasta, rice and flour, biscuits and cakes and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Italy.

  • Pasta, rice and flour22
  • Biscuits and cakes18
  • Ready meals17
  • Pastries8
  • Offal6
  • Processed meat3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 86 · United States 9 · Italy 4 · Chile 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is pasteurized fresh egg?

Pasteurized fresh egg is a kind of fresh egg.

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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: Pasteurized fresh egg
  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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