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Halloumi on a food label: it contains milk

Halloumi is a kind of cheese. It contains milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 57 products, most often in cheese.

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Does halloumi contain an allergen?

Yes. Halloumi 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 halloumi vegan?

No. Halloumi 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 halloumi have on a label?

In English halloumi can also read “halloumi cheese”. On European labels it is “ser halloumi” in Polish, “halloumijuusto” in Finnish and “hellim” in Turkish.

In Englishhalloumi cheese
Polish
ser halloumi
Finnish
halloumijuusto
Turkish
hellim

Which foods contain halloumi?

Open Food Facts lists halloumi in the ingredients of 57 products, most often cheese, ready meals and sandwiches. Most of them are sold in the United Kingdom, France and Finland.

  • Cheese23
  • Ready meals8
  • Sandwiches5
  • Savoury snacks2
  • Meat1
  • Biscuits and cakes1

Products with it, by country of sale: United Kingdom 39 · France 7 · Finland 5 · Ireland 3.

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

What kind of ingredient is halloumi?

Halloumi is a kind of cheese.

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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: Halloumi
  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: Halloumi

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