The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a nationwide ban on the manufacture and sale of the analogue product as paneer. In a notification, the FSSAI stated that the products already licensed or registered under the ‘Analogue in Dairy Context’ category shall discontinue the use of the term ‘Paneer’ in their nomenclature, labelling, or marketing.

The FSSAI has proposed an amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, for Analogue Paneer. This has been done to restrict the manufacturing and sale of analogue products so that consumers are not misled regarding the nature and composition of the product.