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Can I eat blue cheese if I'm allergic to penicillin?

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I received an interesting inquiry the other day. A woman with a known allergy to penicillin had an allergic reaction (rash and swelling) after eating a product made with real blue cheese. She wondered if blue cheese contains penicillin since it contains mold, which led me to do a bit of research. read more

A woman with a known allergy to penicillin had an allergic reaction (rash and swelling) after eating a product made with real blue cheese. She wondered if blue cheese contains penicillin since it contains mold, which led me to do a bit of research. read more

As a different strain of the bacterium is used, about 80% of those allergic to penicillin CAN eat blue cheese. However, roughly 20% still have reactions. Depending on the severity of your allergy, you COULD try it. That being said, if you have a severe allergy, want to play it safe, and/or have had a bad experience in the past, avoid blue cheese. read more

Stilton and most other blue cheeses do use Penicillium mould to create the blue veins, but they use a different strain (P. roqueforti) and the whole mould, rather than the penicillin extract. It is possible to be allergic to the drug and still be able to eat the cheese with impunity, although there are also people who are allergic to both. read more

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