Karnataka cracks down on ‘analogue paneer’, bans manufacturing, sale for 1 year: Does it apply to frozen desserts?
Karnataka has banned the manufacture and sale of ‘analogue paneer’ being sold as ‘paneer’ for one year, citing public health. Authorities clarified that paneer must derive from milk, and substitutes cannot be marketed as such, following a government notification issued on August 17.
The Karnataka government has implemented a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, and sale of "analogue paneer", which is considered a public health measure. This ban specifically targets dairy analogue products that do not have specific quality standards or specifications laid down by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
However, this restriction does not apply to standardised products such as frozen desserts, processed cheese, and mixed-fat spreads, which are regulated under separate food safety standards. Products made using non-dairy substitutes cannot be labelled, promoted, or sold as "paneer" or presented to consumers as genuine paneer. The Food Safety Division of the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration in Karnataka has issued a Government Notification prohibiting the manufacturing, processing, packing, storage, distribution, transportation, wholesale, and retail sales of analogue/non-dairy paneer marketed as paneer in the state for a year.
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