Archive · 26 Dec 2025
India's FSSAI Cracks Down on Non-Dairy Paneer Impostors
India's food regulator, FSSAI, is taking action against fake paneer.
Paneer is a type of cheese made from milk, but some sellers are making paneer-like products from vegetable oil.
This is not allowed because only real dairy products can be called paneer.
The regulator wants paneer to be sold in packages so people know what they are buying.
This is important because loose paneer can be mixed with bad things.
Also, paneer is now tax-free, which is helping the packaged paneer market grow.
A former milk industry leader, R.S. Sodhi, supports this move to keep paneer real and safe.
FSSAI prohibits using dairy terms for non-dairy products.
Unorganized sector sells vegetable-oil-based paneer analogues.
GST on paneer is now nil, boosting packaged paneer growth by 15-20%.
FSSAI recommends paneer be sold only in packages to prevent adulteration.
R.S. Sodhi, former MD of GCMMF, supports the move for consumer awareness.
- Who
- India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI)
- What
- Crackdown on non-dairy paneer analogues
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- India
- Why
- To prevent misuse of dairy terms for non-dairy products and ensure consumer awareness
- Regulator
- FSSAI
- Issue
- Non-dairy paneer analogues
- GST on Paneer
- Nil
- Packaged Paneer Growth
- 15-20%
- Sales Recommendation
- Packaged only
- Previous MD of GCMMF
- R.S. Sodhi