Karnataka Bans Analogue Paneer for One Year
Karnataka has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of analogue or non-dairy paneer marketed as “paneer” across the state. The order, issued by the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is aimed at protecting public health and preventing…
Twelve Years Before Saptadhara, We Already Had the Blueprint as 5I
The EAC-PM’s new call for rural economic clusters echoes a 5-I model — Identification, Inventorization, Integration, Institutionalization, Investment — proposed for Indian dairy back in 2014 When the Prime Minister stood at the Red Fort this August 15, marking 80 years of independence, he did something planners in Delhi rarely do — he named the…
Milk Is Getting Costlier in South—Is the premium more for the Farmer or the Supply Chain?
A closer look at retail milk prices in four southern states raises a larger question for India’s dairy industry: when milk prices rise, how much of that increase actually reaches the farmer? Milk prices are rising across southern India, but the story is more nuanced than a simple “milk inflation” headline. Data analysed by South…
Heritage Foods launches Nourish+ High Protein curd
Heritage Foods Limited, one of India’s leading listed dairy companies, today announced the launch of Nourish+ High Protein Curd, further expanding its Nourish+ range of protein-rich dairy products. New offering delivers 25g of protein per 400g pack, making it easier to add more protein to everyday meals With 25g of protein in a 400g pack,…
Bombay HC Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation to Pune Sweet Shop
The Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pay ₹5 lakh compensation to Pune-based Gurunanak Dairy and Sweets, after questioning why its food licence remained suspended despite a subsequent inspection finding the establishment 98% compliant with food-safety norms. The shop’s licence was suspended on June 12, 2026, following an inspection…
GDT 410: Powders rise, fats weaken again
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, Event 410 held on 18 August 2026, has strengthened the recovery in dairy commodity prices, with the GDT Price Index rising 2.3% from the previous auction. More importantly, the recovery is becoming increasingly product-specific: SMP, WMP and Mozzarella are strengthening, while AMF, Butter and Butter Milk Powder remain…
Sabarimala Milma Ghee Case: Records Seized
The vigilance team probing the alleged misappropriation of ghee supplied by Milma to the Sabarimala Sannidhanam during the 2025–26 pilgrimage season has informed the Kerala High Court that it has seized records from various offices of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and Milma and questioned numerous witnesses. Vigilance SP M J Sojan, who is heading…
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…
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…
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…