Hyderabad Drive Exposes Palm Oil in Analogue Paneer
A food-safety inspection drive in Hyderabad has uncovered the use of palm oil and glycerol monostearate in the manufacture of analogue paneer, prompting authorities to suspend the FSSAI licences of three dairy units. The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs inspected 14 dairy units and seized about 1 tonne of palm oil and…
Gujarat Cracks Down on Analogue Paneer
Gujarat has banned the production, storage, transportation and sale of analogue paneer, as food-safety authorities intensify action against cheaper substitutes being sold as milk paneer. Gujarat is now the third State after Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra to impose such a ban, following a series of inspections and raids that found products made with non-dairy fats and…
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…
Himachal Pradesh Bans Analogue Paneer
Himachal Pradesh has prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of non-dairy “analogue paneer” being passed off as genuine dairy paneer across the state. The order was issued by Commissioner of Food Safety Ashish Singhmar under Section 30(2)(a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, has come into immediate effect and will remain operational…
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…
Punjab Dairy Farmers Protest Over Fake Dairy Products
Dairy farmers in Punjab staged a dramatic protest in Amritsar by pouring milk onto roads to highlight growing concerns over the proliferation of adulterated and synthetic dairy products in the market. The demonstration was organized by members of the Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA), who alleged that the unchecked sale of fake dairy products is…
Hyderabad Cracks Down on Dairy Adulteration Risks
Authorities in Hyderabad have intensified action against dairy adulteration, with sleuths from the Commissioner’s Task Force issuing strict warnings to suppliers and traders involved in the sale of contaminated products such as paneer and khova. The move comes amid growing concerns over food safety and rising instances of adulteration in high-consumption dairy items. During recent…