Animal
'Animal' as a stand-alone ingredient label is non-specific and provides no information about source species, tissue, or processing. EU labelling rules require specific identification of meat species and the percentage; FDA equally requires common-name specificity.
What it is
Generic umbrella label indicating animal-derived ingredients of unspecified origin.
Non-specific.
What regulators actually say
"Ingredients required to be declared on the label or labeling of a food... shall be listed by common or usual name."
"The name of the food shall include or be accompanied by particulars as to the physical condition of the food or the specific treatment which it has undergone."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Generic; specific identification typically required (21 CFR 101.4).
European Union — EFSA
EU FIC Regulation 1169/2011 requires specific name and origin labelling.
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