FSSAI plans nationwide ban on non-dairy paneer, eyes junk food curbs near schools
Analogue paneer, a non-dairy substitute often made with vegetable oil or fat, has already been banned in eight states, and FSSAI is now weighing a nationwide prohibition alongside new rules restricting junk food sales near schools.
- Why it matters
- The paneer ban would affect food products sold across India; the school rule would limit where junk food can be sold, near institutions with children.
- Most affected
- Paneer manufacturers and sellers using non-dairy substitutes — Must reformulate or cease selling analogue paneer products nationwide.
Food businesses within school vicinity — Cannot sell junk food near schools under new proposed rules. - Likely next
- Whether FSSAI formally notifies the nationwide paneer ban and publishes final regulations defining junk food and school proximity distances.
Also reported by: Economic Times