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Soft white cheese on a food label: it contains milk

Soft white 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 2,627 products, most often in cheese.

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Does soft white cheese contain an allergen?

Yes. Soft white 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 soft white cheese vegan?

No. Soft white 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 soft white cheese have on a label?

On European labels it is “fromage frais” in French, “Frischkäse” in German and “Queso blanco blando” in Spanish. The other 8 languages are listed below.

French
fromage frais
German
Frischkäse
Spanish
Queso blanco blando
Italian
formaggio fresco
Dutch
Zachte witte kaas
Swedish
färskost
Danish
friskost
Norwegian
ferskost
Finnish
tuorejuusto, salaattijuusto
Hungarian
fehér lágysajt
Croatian
svježi sir, svježi sirevi

Which foods contain soft white cheese?

Open Food Facts lists soft white cheese or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,627 products, most often cheese, dairy desserts and ready meals. Most of them are sold in France, Germany and Switzerland.

  • Cheese633
  • Dairy desserts285
  • Ready meals240
  • Sandwiches186
  • Pasta, rice and flour125
  • Savoury snacks99

Products with it, by country of sale: France 1,285 · Germany 1,136 · Switzerland 205 · Belgium 106.

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

What kind of ingredient is soft white cheese?

Soft white cheese is a kind of cheese.

Kinds of soft white cheeseSkimmed soft white cheesePetit suisseSaint-Moret

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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: Soft white 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)

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