One Unit’s Fault, a Brand’s Statewide Ban: Why That Doesn’t Add Up
On 15 August 2026, the UP Food Safety and Drug Administration, under Commissioner Dr. Roshan Jacob, issued a revised order tightening enforcement against adulteration in milk and milk products — ghee, khoya, paneer, chhena, cream. Where foreign fat or hazardous chemicals are detected at a manufacturing unit, the entire stock at that facility will be…
Dairy Cow Metabolism Linked to Fertility Risks
A new field-based study published in Scientific Reports has found that metabolic status during the transition period can help predict reproductive and health problems in Holstein dairy cows. The study analysed 366 cows from two commercial dairy farms in Tehran province, Iran, highlighting the potential of blood-metabolite monitoring for earlier identification of animals at reproductive…
EU Dairy Prices Slide, Butter Falls 16.6%
Dairy prices across the European Union have recorded a year-on-year decline, with butter and other milk-derived oils and fats falling sharply by 16.6%, while cheese prices declined 2.3% between June 2025 and June 2026, according to Eurostat data released on August 13, 2026. The figures are based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP),…
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…