The FDA regulates milk in the US, and I've heard that most Jewish groups here rely on that. Chalav yisrael is a thing; I see that labeling in the kosher store, so some care about the extra stringency, but like glatt it's *extra*. Outside the US it's not necessarily a stringency, though; it depends on what is regulated and how reliably.
On the other hand, I doubt the government regulates fish sauces/pastes/etc. Possibly they require labeling if it contains shellfish because of allergies, but if it otherwise contains a mix of fish types, they might not require that they be enumerated. So if I can't tell what's in it, the government doesn't impose requirements, and it could reasonably contain problematic ingredients, I can't assume it's ok.
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Date: 2018-02-23 04:49 pm (UTC)On the other hand, I doubt the government regulates fish sauces/pastes/etc. Possibly they require labeling if it contains shellfish because of allergies, but if it otherwise contains a mix of fish types, they might not require that they be enumerated. So if I can't tell what's in it, the government doesn't impose requirements, and it could reasonably contain problematic ingredients, I can't assume it's ok.