The Punjab government has imposed a one-year prohibition on the manufacture, storage, transport, distribution and sale of analogue or non-dairy paneer being marketed under the name "paneer" across the state, according to an official order issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Punjab.
The Commissioner of Food Safety, Punjab, issued the original Prohibition Order (No. Food(Pb)/2026/1406) on August 20, 2026, invoking Section 30(2)(a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which empowers the Commissioner of Food Safety to prohibit, in the interest of public health, the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of any article of food either in the whole state or a specified area for a period not exceeding one year.
