Uttar Pradesh Bans Analogue Dairy Products
The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a statewide ban on analogue dairy products, including analogue paneer, ghee, khoya, cream and chhena, as part of a major crackdown on adulterated and counterfeit dairy products. The move by the Yogi Adityanath government aims to protect consumers, strengthen food safety and ensure that milk and milk products sold…
The Great Paneer Panic: India’s State Bans on Analogue Paneer, Explained
A look at the spreading bans on analogue paneer, cream, butter and ghee, what FSSAI’s own rules actually say, and whether a one-year prohibition can really settle the question. A ban that is spreading fast In the space of about two weeks in August 2026, “analogue paneer” went from a niche labelling dispute to a…
Infant Formula Prices Put Babies at Risk
High infant-formula prices are becoming more than a household affordability issue—they can become a child nutrition and public-health concern, particularly for families who depend on formula feeding. The article examines how the rising cost of infant formula can push financially constrained families towards cutting back on quantities, diluting formula or switching to less suitable feeding…
Full-Fat Dairy Faces a Nutrition Rethink
New research is challenging the long-standing assumption that full-fat dairy is necessarily worse for weight and cholesterol. A 12-week study published in The Journal of Nutrition found no meaningful differences in weight gain, body composition or cholesterol levels among participants consuming full-fat dairy compared with a low-dairy diet. The study included 74 participants classified as…
U.S. Dairy Targets 15 Billion-Pound Growth by 2030
The U.S. dairy industry is looking to add 15 billion pounds of milk production by 2030—even as the number of dairy farms is expected to fall by roughly half. The strategy highlights a fundamental shift in U.S. dairy: future growth is increasingly expected to come from productivity, scale, technology and fewer but larger farms, rather…
Lactalis Acquires Saputo’s UK Dairy Business for $1.34B
France’s dairy giant Lactalis has agreed to acquire Saputo’s British dairy business for £988 million ($1.34 billion), marking another major consolidation move in the global dairy industry. The transaction strengthens Lactalis’ position in the UK market and adds to its broader international expansion strategy. The deal, announced on 14 August 2026, involves Canadian dairy company…
Mathura Raid Exposes 1,500 Kg Fake Paneer
A major food-safety raid in Mathura has exposed 1,500 kg of adulterated paneer and 3,000 litres of adulterated milk, highlighting the continuing risks of dairy adulteration during a period of high consumer demand. According to reports from the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety Department, officials raided a cheese manufacturing unit in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, where the…
eDairyMarket Renews Its Technological Infrastructure to Support the Global Growth of Dairy Trade
The renowned B2B marketplace by DairyCorp completely revamped the technological architecture it has operated on for over a decade. Without interrupting service, the platform migrated more than 2,700 user accounts, added self-management tools for sellers, advanced search filters, and a secure environment operating in four languages. eDairyMarket, the global B2B e-commerce platform for the dairy…
Lactose-Free Dairy Emerges as Growth Frontier
Lactose-free dairy is emerging as a potential high-growth, value-added opportunity for India’s dairy industry, driven by changing consumer preferences and widespread lactose malabsorption. According to a 2015 study by the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), an estimated 60–74% of Indians are lactose mal-absorbers, while industry estimates cited in the report place…
SC Questions Delay in Warning Labels for Packaged Foods
The Supreme Court has sharply questioned the FSSAI over the delay in introducing warning labels for packaged foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat, stressing that consumers—particularly children—should have clear nutritional information before making purchasing decisions. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan was hearing a plea seeking front-of-pack warning labels to…