Milk Allergens

Always read the ingredients on a product label to be sure they don't contain a substance you are allergic or sensitive to. When a complete list of ingredients is not available, you can use the information here as a general guide.

The following is a list of products that may contain milk:

• These items or anything made with them: milk that is liquid, dried, powdered, condensed or evaporated: milk that is whole, 2%, 1%, skim or lactase treated; acidophilus milk, buttermilk, whey
• Breaded meat, fish or poultry
• Butter
• Casein or caseinate (milk protein)
• Cheese
• Cream
• Custard
• Egg replacers
• Half-and-half
• High calcium cereals
• Hot dogs
• Ice cream
• Ice milk
• Instant cocoa preparations
• Lactalbumen
• Lactoglobulin
• Lactose (milk sugar)
• Luncheon meats
• Margarines (some)
• Mashed, creamed, au gratin or scalloped dishes
• "Nondairy" substitutes such as Coffee-Mate, Prem, and Cool Whip contain casein or caseinate
• Omelets
• Scrambled eggs
• Sherbet
• Sour cream
• Soy cheese (if it contains casein)
• Whey
• Whipped topping
• Whipped cream
• Yogurt

A major portion of this list comes from Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Is This Your Child? William Morrow, New York, 1991.