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Red swamp crayfish on a food label: it contains crustaceans
Red swamp crayfish is a kind of crayfish. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 26 products, most often in fish and seafood.
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Red swamp crayfish=crustaceans
Does red swamp crayfish contain an allergen?
Yes. Red swamp crayfish contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crustaceans | RequiredAs “crustacean shellfish” | Required | Required |
Is red swamp crayfish vegan?
No. Red swamp crayfish is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does red swamp crayfish have on a label?
In English red swamp crayfish can also read “Procambarus clarkii”. On European labels it is “Écrevisse de Louisiane” in French, “Roter Amerikanischer Sumpfkrebs” in German and “Cangrejo de río americano” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.
- French
- Écrevisse de Louisiane, Procambarus clarkii
- German
- Roter Amerikanischer Sumpfkrebs, Procambarus clarkii
- Spanish
- Cangrejo de río americano, Procambarus clarkii
- Italian
- Gambero killer, Procambarus clarkii
- Dutch
- Rode rivierkreeft, Procambarus clarkii
- Portuguese
- Lagostim vermelho da Luisiana, Procambarus clarkii
- Swedish
- Röd sumpkräfta, Procambarus clarkii
- Finnish
- punarapu, Procambarus clarkii
- Czech
- rak červený, Procambarus clarkii
- Hungarian
- Kaliforniai vörösrák, Procambarus clarkii
- Croatian
- crveni močvarni rak
Which foods contain red swamp crayfish?
Open Food Facts lists red swamp crayfish in the ingredients of 26 products, most often fish and seafood, ready meals and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, Norway and Belgium.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 16 · Norway 4 · Belgium 3 · Germany 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where red swamp crayfish turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is red swamp crayfish?
Red swamp crayfish is a kind of crayfish.
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- Open Food Facts: Red swamp crayfish
- 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: Procambarus clarkii
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