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Fermented milk products on a food label: they contain milk
Fermented milk products are a kind of dairy. They contain milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are not vegan. Open Food Facts finds them in 70 products, most often in cheese.
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Do fermented milk products contain an allergen?
Yes. Fermented milk products contain milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Required | RequiredLactose included | RequiredLactose included |
Are fermented milk products vegan?
No. Fermented milk products are not vegan: they are made from milk. Whether they are vegetarian depends on the make too.
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What other names do fermented milk products have on a label?
In English fermented milk products can also read “cultured dairy foods”, “cultured dairy products” or “cultured milk products”. On European labels they are “produits laitiers fermentés” in French, “Sauermilchprodukte” in German and “Producto fermentado de la leche” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.
- French
- produits laitiers fermentés, produits laitiers de culture
- German
- Sauermilchprodukte, Sauermilchprodukt
- Spanish
- Producto fermentado de la leche
- Italian
- latticini fermentati
- Finnish
- hapanmaitotuote, hapanmaitotuotteet
- Czech
- Kysaný mléčný výrobek
- Hungarian
- fermentált tejtermékek, savanyított tejtermékek
- Croatian
- fermentirani mliječni proizvodi
Which foods contain fermented milk products?
Open Food Facts lists fermented milk products in the ingredients of 70 products, most often cheese, dressings and sauces and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in Germany, the United States and Hungary.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 33 · United States 32 · Hungary 3 · Ireland 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where fermented milk products turn up, not how much of the market they are.
What kind of ingredient are fermented milk products?
Fermented milk products are a kind of dairy.
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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.
- Open Food Facts: Fermented milk products
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
- Wikipedia: Fermented milk products
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