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Cheese made from pasteurized milk on a food label: it contains milk

Cheese made from pasteurized milk is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan.

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Cheese made from pasteurized milk=milk

Does cheese made from pasteurized milk contain an allergen?

Yes. Cheese made from pasteurized milk 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 cheese made from pasteurized milk vegan?

No. Cheese made from pasteurized milk 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 cheese made from pasteurized milk have on a label?

On European labels it is “Fromage fabriqué à partir de lait pasteurisé” in French, “Käse aus pasteurisierter Milch” in German and “queso elaborado con leche pasteurizada” in Spanish. The other 4 languages are listed below.

French
Fromage fabriqué à partir de lait pasteurisé
German
Käse aus pasteurisierter Milch
Spanish
queso elaborado con leche pasteurizada
Italian
Formaggio fatto con latte pastorizzato
Finnish
pastöroidusta maidosta valmistetut juustot
Hungarian
pasztőrözött tejből készült sajt
Croatian
sir od pasteriziranog mlijeka

Which foods contain cheese made from pasteurized milk?

Open Food Facts lists cheese made from pasteurized milk or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 12 products, most often cheese and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, Switzerland and Germany.

  • Cheese9
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 6 · Switzerland 4 · Germany 3 · Austria 2.

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

What kind of ingredient is cheese made from pasteurized milk?

Cheese made from pasteurized milk is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of cheese made from pasteurized milkSoft cheese made from pasteurized milk

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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: Cheese made from pasteurized milk
  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)

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