Karnataka orders a one-year ban on the manufacture, sale, storage and transport of “analogue paneer” being marketed as paneer. The state’s health and food safety authorities say paneer is a standardised, milk-based product and that businesses are not permitted to replace milk fat or milk solids with non-dairy ingredients.
Multiple outlets report that the restriction is tied to an existing food regulation framework and a government notification issued on August 17. NDTV and The Hindu say authorities clarify that products sold as paneer cannot include vegetable oils/fats or other additives as substitutes for dairy constituents. Times of India adds that the order also covers food business operators that use analogue paneer as an ingredient, and it mentions planned meetings with officials and vendor training on hygiene. Scroll reports the policy comes after similar action in Maharashtra.
Some coverage also discusses how analogue paneer differs from regular paneer, describing it as typically made from vegetable oils, starches and emulsifiers, and notes that several other states have taken steps against analogue paneer.
