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  "id": 5289768,
  "title": "FSSAI weighs nationwide ban on analogue paneer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fssai-weighs-nationwide-ban-on-analogue-paneer",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:49:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/fssai-weighs-nationwide-ban-on-analogue-paneer-plans-junk-food-curbs-near-schools/articleshow/133730875.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is mulling a nationwide ban on analogue paneer as the regulator intensifies its oversight of food products before the holidays. Additionally, FSSAI is drafting regulations to prohibit high-fat, sugar, and salt foods within 50 meters of schools nationwide, and urging quick-commerce platforms to display manufacturing and expiry dates more clearly on their apps.\n\nFSSAI's CEO Rajit Punhani revealed that the authority is working on a central rule to ban analogue paneer in response to eight state-level bans and numerous crackdowns throughout India. Analogue paneer, a non-dairy alternative to traditional paneer, can be produced by substituting milk fat or milk solids with vegetable oil, vegetable fat, or other non-dairy ingredients. The prohibition would encompass the entire production process, from manufacturing to sale.\n\nSeveral Indian states, including Punjab, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, have already imposed a ban on analogue or non-dairy paneer, covering all aspects of production and distribution. Punhani highlighted that one of the primary concerns is the lack of information on manufacturing and expiry dates on eCommerce platforms, urging quick-commerce companies to include this information.\n\nFSSAI is also drafting regulations to prohibit the sale of high-fat, high-salt, and high-sugar foods near schools across the country, as part of the Eat Right Campaign for children. The aim is to promote healthier eating habits among students and minimize long-term health risks during the upcoming festival season.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}