Maharashtra bans analogue paneer production and sale for one year

Maharashtra’s Food and Drugs Administration has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, transport, sale and distribution of analogue paneer after tests found samples substandard or unsafe and products were allegedly sold as regular paneer without disclosure.

— Filed Thu, 6 Aug, 2026, 17:16 IST · Source Business Today · Latest · Updated

Maharashtra has banned manufacture, storage, transport, sale and distribution of analogue paneer for one year after testing found samples substandard or unsafe and products allegedly sold as regular paneer without disclosure.

Why this matters

No related recent Maharashtra FDA signals were provided. The ban follows testing that found analogue paneer samples substandard or unsafe and allegations that products were sold as regular paneer without disclosure.

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