No paneer tag for analogue products, FSSAI proposes
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has proposed a ban on using the term 'paneer' for non-dairy or partially synthetic substitutes.
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- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued a draft notification prohibiting the use of the name 'paneer' for synthetic substitutes that replace milk fats with vegetable oils.
- The regulator aims to prevent consumer confusion regarding the composition of dairy-like products.
- Public feedback on the proposal is being accepted for a 60-day period.
- Several Indian states have already implemented bans on the production and sale of analogue paneer due to public health concerns.
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NamedIndia · Chhattisgarh · Gujarat · Himachal Pradesh · Karnataka · Madhya Pradesh · Uttarakhand · Uttar Pradesh · Anamika Pathak · Food Safety and Standards Authority of India · Sara Varghese
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