Karnataka bans manufacture and sale of analogue ‘paneer’ for one year

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…

Analogue or non-dairy paneer refers to products made to resemble paneer by replacing all or part of the milk fat or milk solids with vegetable oil.

The Karnataka government has prohibited the production, storage, distribution and sale of 'analogue paneer' being sold as 'paneer' across the state for a year to safeguard public health, officials said.