Names that mean fish
- Fish, fish sauce, fish oil, fish gelatin
- AnchovyCommon in dressings and sauces.
- Cod, haddock, pollock, halibut, flounder
- Salmon, trout
- Tuna, mackerel, sardine, herring
- Tilapia
- SurimiShaped fish paste, usually pollock, sold as imitation crab.
- IsinglassGelatin from fish, used to clear some beers and wines.
Look-alikes that aren’t fish
- Swedish FishA candy. There’s no fish in it.
What the law requires
| United States | A major food allergen.1 The label has to name the species, such as “cod,” not just “fish.”2 |
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| European Union | One of the 14 allergens: “Fish and products thereof.” Fish gelatin used to carry vitamins or carotenoids, and fish gelatin or isinglass used to clear beer and wine, are exempt.3 |
| Japan | Not mandatory. Salmon (さけ), mackerel (さば) and salmon roe (いくら) are on the recommended list.4 |
On labels in other languages
| Spanish | Chinese | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| pescado | 鱼、魚 | さけ、さば、いくら |