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Cheese Made with Skim Milk

Also known as: skim-milk cheese, low-fat cheese

Low concern

Skim-milk cheese is a conventional food and safe at typical exposure. As a dairy product, it must be declared as a milk allergen, and sodium content can be significant in processed varieties.

What it is

Cheese produced using skim (fat-removed) milk rather than whole milk, resulting in a lower-fat product.

Provides protein, calcium, and flavor in foods while reducing total and saturated fat content.

Why it's flagged

Milk allergen
Often contains significant sodium

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Conventional food / Standards of Identity (21 CFR 133)

European Union — EFSA

Authorised conventional food

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