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Romano cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Romano 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 3,860 products, most often in dressings and sauces.

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Does romano cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Romano 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 romano cheese vegan?

No. Romano 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 romano cheese have on a label?

In English romano cheese can also read “romano”. On European labels it is “Fromage Romano” in French, “Romano-Käse” in German and “Queso romano” in Spanish. The other 2 languages are listed below.

In Englishromano
French
Fromage Romano
German
Romano-Käse, Romano
Spanish
Queso romano
Italian
formaggio tipo Pecorino Romano
Croatian
romano sir

Which foods contain romano cheese?

Open Food Facts lists romano cheese in the ingredients of 3,860 products, most often dressings and sauces, pizzas, pies and quiches and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in the United States, Canada and France.

  • Dressings and sauces585
  • Pizzas, pies and quiches497
  • Pasta, rice and flour348
  • Ready meals323
  • Savoury snacks143
  • Cheese109

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3,671 · Canada 113 · France 37 · Germany 14.

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

What kind of ingredient is romano cheese?

Romano cheese 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: Romano 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: Romano cheese

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