Inside Milky Mist’s paneer revolution
Glistening white blocks of fresh paneer (cottage cheese) come hurtling down a conveyor belt, met by robotic arms that slice the blocks precisely into half kg chunks. Another arm quickly pushes out the paneer slabs that are not the correct size and weight into a drum before the next right-sized chunk comes along — all…
FDA says selling cheese analogues as ‘paneer’ illegal
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) team seized 442 kg consignment of ‘cheese analogue’ on Wednesday. After collecting samples, the entire consignment was destroyed by the FDA team comprising food safety officers Raviraj Dabharde, Rajesh Yadav, assistant commissioner, vigilance, AS Mahajan, joint commissioner, vigilance, Rajendra Khade. “While authentic paneer costs nearly 380/kg, ‘cheese analogue’ is pegged at…
Ahead of festive season, adulterated paneer, milk, and oil raise alarms for food safety in Lucknow
As the festive season approaches, the spectre of food adulteration is casting a shadow over the culinary landscape in Lucknow. The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) Department has raised serious concerns about adulteration in staple ingredients such as paneer, milk, khoya, chena, and oil within the state capital. Alarming statistics reveal that approximately 75%…
ID FRESH EYES US RELAUNCH AND POSSIBLE M&A IN USA
Bengaluru-based ready-to-cook brand ID Fresh Food is looking at strategic acquisitions in the US as it plans on re-entering the market with improved product and packaging. The company, most known for its ready-to-cook batters, is also on the lookout for a country head for the US to oversee its expansion plans in these markets. “We…
Paneer costs much more than poultry; here’s why
Still on the fence about whether to cook shahi paneer or butter chicken for your weekend dinner party? Before you whip out that recipe book, here’s a lesser-known fact that might help you make a decision — paneer, or cottage cheese, is costlier than chicken. Chicken currently costs around Rs 274 a kg, while paneer is…
Supreme Court quashes conviction for excess moisture in paneer
The conviction a person for food adulteration on the ground that moisture content in the paneer sold by him exceeded the prescribed limit of 70 percent, was quashed by the Supreme Court last week [Bhattacharjee Mahasya and anr vs State of West Bengal and anr]. A bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and V Ramasubramanian said that the expert evidence…
Milma demands Roll back of recently announced gst on fresh milk products
‘Move to cause severe stress on country’s strained dairy sector’ The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by its brand name Milma, has demanded rollback of the GST Council’s decision to impose 5% GST on relabelled and repackaged buttermilk, curd, lassi and paneer, and steeply raise the tax on dairy machinery from 12% to…
Paneer, Meat, Papad Will Cost You More From July 18.
The tax rates on certain goods and services will rise from July 18, including some new products brought into the the tax net, under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to the finance ministry after the GST Council meet. The GST Council has accepted the recommendations of a panel of State Finance Ministers and…
GST rates levied on healthy dairying : buttermilk, curd, lassi and paneer
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Tuesday decided to remove a host of tax exemptions and hike rates for an even larger number of mass-consumption items. It approved a proposal to impose a 12% tax on hotel rooms costing below `1,000 per day and a 5% levy without input tax credit on hospital…
Govt planning to remove gst exemption on dairy products in phases
The Group of Ministers (GoM) formed for GST rate rationalisation met on 17th June 2022, making some key proposals. It shall be placing an interim report before the GST Council, scheduled to meet on 28th and 29th June 2022 at Chandigarh. Sources to media publications claim that the interim report mentions that any of the…