FSSAI Draft Amendment Would Stop Non-Dairy Analogues From Being Sold as "Paneer"

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has put out a draft amendment aimed at products sold as "Paneer" that are not made from milk. The proposal was announced through a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare release posted by PIB Delhi on 24 SEP 2026.

The Proposal

The draft is titled the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2026. It would amend the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, by inserting a new clause (12) in sub-regulation 2.1.1, dealing with "paneer made of constituents not derived from milk."