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Queen scallop on a food label: it contains molluscs

Queen scallop is a kind of scallop. It contains molluscs, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 140 products, most often in ready meals.

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Queen scallop=molluscs

Does queen scallop contain an allergen?

Yes. Queen scallop contains molluscs: labels in the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it; in the US it is not a listed allergen.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MolluscsNot requiredRequiredRequired

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Is queen scallop vegan?

No. Queen scallop 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.
Shellfish allergyNot for youIt contains molluscs.

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What other names does queen scallop have on a label?

On European labels it is “petit pétoncle” in French, “Kleine Pilgermuschel” in German and “volandeira” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
petit pétoncle, Vanneau
German
Kleine Pilgermuschel
Spanish
volandeira
Italian
Canestrello
Dutch
Wijde mantel
Finnish
kuningatarkampasimpukka
Croatian
matična kapica

Which foods contain queen scallop?

Open Food Facts lists queen scallop in the ingredients of 140 products, most often ready meals, savoury snacks and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Poland.

  • Ready meals48
  • Savoury snacks15
  • Fish and seafood13
  • Salty and fatty foods7
  • Soups4
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 138 · Spain 3 · Poland 1.

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

What kind of ingredient is queen scallop?

Queen scallop is a kind of scallop.

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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: Queen scallop
  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: Queen scallop

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