Cocktail Sauce
Also listed as Seafood Cocktail Sauce and Shrimp Cocktail Sauce.
Condiments
This is what the ingredient is.
Cocktail sauce is a tomato-horseradish sauce for seafood. Labels may say cocktail sauce.
Here is why it shows up on the label.
It is served with shrimp and oysters.
Here is what food agencies say.
FDA condiment labeling applies.
Here is what research has found.
Check labels for allergens in prepared sauces.
Here are a few things worth knowing.
Refrigerate after opening.
Sources
- FDA Food Labeling
- USDA FSIS
- FDA Recalls
How to read this page
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v1.0Updated 9/21/2026