FSSAI proposes that only milk-derived products may be called 'Paneer'
On 24 September 2026 FSSAI proposed a draft amendment to stop analogue products not derived from milk from being made, sold or marketed as 'Paneer'.
Summary
The proposed Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2026 would insert a new clause under Regulation 2.1.1 of the 2011 regulations covering 'paneer made of constituents not derived from milk'. Products licensed under the 'Analogue in Dairy Context' category would have to stop using the term 'Paneer' in their names, labels and marketing.
Key facts
- Regulator
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- Instrument
- Draft FSS (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2026
- Change
- New clause under Regulation 2.1.1 of the 2011 regulations
- Effect
- 'Analogue in Dairy Context' products must drop the word 'Paneer'
Practice MCQs 2 questions
FSSAI's draft amendment of 24 September 2026 seeks to restrict the use of which product name for items not derived from milk?
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Correct answer: A — Paneer
FSSAI proposed that only milk-derived products may be represented as 'Paneer'.
FSSAI's 'Paneer' proposal amends which regulations?
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Correct answer: D — FSS (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011
The draft amends the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, under Regulation 2.1.1.