Karnataka’s health department orders a one-year ban on the sale, storage and transport of “analogue paneer” that is marketed as “paneer.” The measure targets products that do not use milk as their base but are sold under paneer branding.
The department clarifies that paneer is a standardized, milk-based product under existing rules. It says that replacing milk fat or milk solids with vegetable oils, vegetable fats or other non-dairy ingredients is not permitted. Outlet reporting explains that analogue paneer is commonly made using combinations of vegetable oils, starches, emulsifiers and other additives, rather than traditional milk-based ingredients. The outlets focus on the regulatory distinction between genuine, milk-derived paneer and plant-based alternatives sold using the same label.
