Maharashtra bans analogue paneer, putting food retailers and restaurants on immediate compliance alert
Maharashtra’s FDA has barred the manufacture, storage and sale of analogue paneer statewide. Food retailers, dairy suppliers, hotels and restaurants face penalties of up to six months’ imprisonment and a Rs 1 lakh fine for violations.
Maharashtra has immediately banned manufacture, storage and sale of analogue paneer, with penalties of up to six months in jail and Rs 1 lakh. The move affects dairy suppliers, restaurants, hotels and food retailers statewide.
Why this matters
The ban follows recent Maharashtra FDA signals on impartial enforcement of restaurant and packaged-food violations and Bombay High Court scrutiny of instant restaurant shutdowns.
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