BusinessFSSAI Draft Proposes Ban on 'Paneer' Label for Non-Dairy Analogues
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed draft regulations to prohibit non-dairy analogue products from being marketed as "Paneer." The 2026 amendment draft mandates that only milk-derived products can use the paneer label. Existing analogue products must stop using the term in their names, labels, and marketing. The issue was raised in Maharashtra Assembly in 2025 by MLA Vikram Pachpute, citing consumer confusion between real and analogue paneer.
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