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Spiny lobster on a food label: it contains crustaceans

Spiny lobster is a kind of lobster. It contains crustaceans, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 233 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does spiny lobster contain an allergen?

Yes. Spiny lobster contains crustaceans: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
CrustaceansRequiredAs “crustacean shellfish”RequiredRequired

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Is spiny lobster vegan?

No. Spiny lobster 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 crustaceans.

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What other names does spiny lobster have on a label?

In English spiny lobster can also read “langustas”, “langouste” or “rock lobsters”. On European labels it is “langouste rouge” in French, “Langusten” in German and “langosta rosada” in Spanish. The other 10 languages are listed below.

In Englishlangustaslangousterock lobsters
French
langouste rouge, langouste
German
Langusten
Spanish
langosta rosada
Italian
aragosta mediterranea
Dutch
langoesten, langoest
Portuguese
Lagosta
Polish
langusta, langusty
Swedish
Europeisk langust
Finnish
langusti, langustit
Czech
langustovití
Hungarian
Európai languszta
Romanian
Langustă
Croatian
jastog

Which foods contain spiny lobster?

Open Food Facts lists spiny lobster or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 233 products, most often ready meals, fish and seafood and salty and fatty foods. Most of them are sold in France, Spain and Belgium.

  • Ready meals126
  • Fish and seafood36
  • Salty and fatty foods6
  • Dressings and sauces4
  • Savoury snacks2
  • Bread2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 206 · Spain 11 · Belgium 8 · Italy 6.

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

What kind of ingredient is spiny lobster?

Spiny lobster is a kind of lobster.

Kinds of spiny lobsterNorway lobster

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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: Spiny lobster
  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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