Gujarat Bans Analogue Paneer After Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh

The Story in Brief

Gujarat has banned the production, storage, transport, distribution and sale of analogue paneer across the state, following similar restrictions in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. The action followed food safety inspections and laboratory tests that reportedly found products sold as paneer despite failing prescribed dairy standards.

Analogue paneer is made mainly with ingredients such as vegetable oils, starches, emulsifiers and additives, rather than fresh milk. It is not automatically unsafe when hygienically produced and correctly labelled. The states’ concern is that substitutes may be sold as genuine paneer, misleading buyers and disadvantaging dairy producers. Consumers should check ingredient lists, FSSAI licence details and product labels.

The Indian Opinion

The claim that every analogue product is dangerous is as careless as treating every substitute as genuine paneer. The real issue is truthful labelling, composition and hygiene. Regulators should publish test results and enforce the same rules across restaurants, caterers and packaged-food sellers, rather than rely on headline bans. The useful test is simple: can a buyer identify the product’s ingredients and milk content before paying?

Source: timesnownews.com

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