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Semi-hard cheeses on a food label: they contain milk

Semi-hard cheeses are a kind of cheese. They contain milk, so the allergen labelling rules apply. They are not vegan.

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Do semi-hard cheeses contain an allergen?

Yes. Semi-hard cheeses contain milk: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare them.

AllergenUSUK and EuropeGulf
MilkRequiredRequiredLactose includedRequiredLactose included

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Are semi-hard cheeses vegan?

No. Semi-hard cheeses are not vegan: they are made from milk. Whether they are vegetarian depends on the make too.

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

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What other names do semi-hard cheeses have on a label?

On European labels they are “fromages à pâte mi-dure” in French and “polutvrdi sirevi” in Croatian.

French
fromages à pâte mi-dure
Croatian
polutvrdi sirevi, polutvrdi sir

Which foods contain semi-hard cheeses?

Open Food Facts lists semi-hard cheeses or a more specific kind of them in the ingredients of 19 products, most often cheese, processed meat and pasta, rice and flour. Most of them are sold in Croatia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

  • Cheese10
  • Processed meat2
  • Pasta, rice and flour1
  • Salty and fatty foods1
  • Cereals and potatoes1

Products with it, by country of sale: Croatia 9 · United States 2 · United Kingdom 2 · Germany 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where semi-hard cheeses turn up, not how much of the market they are.

What kind of ingredient are semi-hard cheeses?

Semi-hard cheeses are a kind of cheese.

Kinds of semi-hard cheesesSemi-hard and hard cheeses

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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: Semi-hard cheeses
  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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