FSSAI Crackdown Aims to Uplift India Dairy Quality Standards
India’s dairy sector is undergoing a regulatory inflection point with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) stepping up enforcement to tackle widespread adulteration, misbranding, and quality non-compliance across milk and milk-product supply chains. Recent actions by the apex food regulator signal a shift from passive oversight to active corrective and preventive measures…
Paneer Under Scanner as FSSAI Acts Tough
Is the loose, unpackaged paneer sold at local shops a genuine dairy product, or does it contain non-dairy substitutes? India’s apex food safety regulator has stepped in to ensure consumers are not shortchanged. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to introduce stricter norms to help distinguish between paneer made purely from…
Regulator Finally Wakes Up: FSSAI Cracks Down on Fake Dairy
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a major nationwide crackdown on adulterated dairy products including fake milk, paneer and khoya, issuing fresh directives to all States and Union Territories to conduct intensive inspections and take strict action against offenders. The move comes amid growing reports of unsafe, illegally manufactured dairy…
Nearly 50% of Paneer in Punjab Markets Fails Quality Tests
Punjab’s dairy consumers have been hit by a serious paneer adulteration crisis, with nearly half of samples tested failing food safety standards, government data shows. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, about 47% of paneer and other milk product samples collected in the state during 2024–25 were found to be adulterated…
3 Dairy Licences Suspended In Ghee Adulteration in Indore
In a decisive move against food adulteration, district administration and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended three dairy licences after detecting largescale irregularities in ghee manufacturing and sale in Indore. Officials said once investigation is completed, case will be filed before competent court. Action followed inspection at Palda-based Shri Ram Milk Food & Dairy Industries…
Science behind FSSAI standards for testing spurious ghee
A dramatic food-fraud case has been unearthed involving the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and a supplier dairy. Between 2019 and 2024, the Bhole Baba Organic Dairy of Uttarakhand — led by promoters Pomil Jain and Vipin Jain — supplied around 68 lakh kg of ghee, valued at approximately ₹250 crore, to TTD despite never procuring any real milk…
Gowardhan Ghee Brand Fined Rs 6.14 Lakh Over Quality Lapse
Parag Milk Foods Ltd. — the maker of well-known dairy brands such as Gowardhan and Go — has been fined a total of ₹ 6.14 lakh by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for alleged quality standard violations. One regional FSSAI office (Udaipur) imposed ₹1.14 lakh under Section 51 of the FSS Act,…
FSSAI Seizes ₹35 Lakh Adulterated Ghee from Rajkot Dairy Unit
Under its Special Ghee Surveillance Drive, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) seized approximately 6,500 kg of adulterated ghee, valued at ₹35 lakhs, from M/s Korova Milk Product Private Limited, a dairy unit in Rajkot, Gujarat . Initial samples—sent to an FSSAI-notified laboratory—tested sub-standard, revealing adulteration with vegetable fat, which directly violated…
FSSAI and its new nutrition ratings
by R N Bhaskar FSSAI (the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India — https://fssai.gov.in/ — is also known as the Food Authority. It comes under the ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilisers (https://fssai.gov.in/flipbook.php?bookid=460&doc2=0#book2/). It was established in September 2008 for “laying down science-based standards for articles of food and to regulate their…
Clear Labelling Mandated for Paneer Substitutes to Protect Consumers
In response to growing consumer concerns, the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has now mandated that any establishment using “analogue paneer”—a non‑dairy paneer substitute—must clearly declare its status on menus, packaging, or display boards. Although legally permitted since 2021, analogue paneer is composed of vegetable oil, starch, emulsifiers, and powdered milk rather than pure…