diff --git a/data/json/items/comestibles/carnivore.json b/data/json/items/comestibles/carnivore.json
index ecefda4a5e9d9..ae4bc0c04da8e 100644
--- a/data/json/items/comestibles/carnivore.json
+++ b/data/json/items/comestibles/carnivore.json
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
     "type": "COMESTIBLE",
     "id": "tallow_tainted",
     "name": "tainted tallow",
-    "category": "other",
+    "category": "chems",
     "weight": "128 g",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "use_action": "POISON",