New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Several states have banned or restricted the manufacture, storage, transportation and sale of analogue paneer being sold as "paneer", citing concerns over public health and consumer deception.

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka are among the states that have taken action against analogue paneer, a non-dairy product made using ingredients such as vegetable oils, starches, emulsifiers and other substitutes.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines an analogue food product as one in which milk constituents are partly or completely replaced with ingredients that are not derived from milk. The finished product is made to resemble milk o...