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Blue cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Blue cheese is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,955 products, most often in ready meals.

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Does blue cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Blue cheese contains milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MilkRequiredRequiredLactose includedRequiredLactose included

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Is blue cheese vegan?

No. Blue cheese is not vegan: it is made from milk. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it is made from milk.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.
Milk allergyNot for youIt contains milk.

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What other names does blue cheese have on a label?

On European labels it is “fromage à pâte persillée” in French, “Blauschimmelkäse” in German and “queso azul” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

French
fromage à pâte persillée, bleu
German
Blauschimmelkäse
Spanish
queso azul
Italian
formaggio a pasta erborinata, Formaggio erborinato
Dutch
Blauwschimmelkaas, Blauwe kaas
Portuguese
queijo azul
Polish
Niebieski ser, ser pleśniowy błękitny
Swedish
Blågrön mögelost, blåmögelost
Danish
blåskimmelost
Norwegian
blåmuggost
Finnish
sinihomejuusto, homejuusto
Czech
Sýr s modrou plísní
Romanian
Brânză cu mucegai
Croatian
plavi sir

Which foods contain blue cheese?

Open Food Facts lists blue cheese or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,955 products, most often ready meals, dressings and sauces and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Spain.

  • Ready meals224
  • Dressings and sauces200
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches164
  • Cheese90
  • Savoury snacks71
  • Vegetables51

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,475 · France 289 · Spain 50 · Germany 46.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where blue cheese turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is blue cheese?

Blue cheese is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of blue cheeseBleu de BresseBleu de gexBlue cheese from cow's milkBleu d'auvergneFourme d'ambertFourme de Montbrison

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Sources

An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Blue cheese
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  4. European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
  5. UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
  6. US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
  7. Wikipedia: Blue cheese

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