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FSSAI updates 21-27 September 2026: draft paneer name rule
FSSAI published a draft that would stop non-milk products from using the name paneer, and added two consumer members to the Central Advisory Committee.
The week in brief
What changed
FSSAI published a draft amendment that would prohibit the word paneer for products made from constituents not derived from milk. Licensees and registrants in the Analogue in Dairy Context category would have to stop using paneer in product names.
FSSAI added Naveen Prakash Sharma and Anindita Mehta as consumer members of the Central Advisory Committee, amending the constitution notified on 9 October 2025.