NEW DELHI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed restricting the use of the term “paneer” for products not made from milk-derived ingredients, saying the move is aimed at preventing consumers from being misled about a product’s nature and composition.Under the draft Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Amendment Regulations, 2026, products currently licensed or registered under the “Analogue in Dairy Context” category would have to discontinue the use of “paneer” in their nomenclature, labelling and marketing.The proposed amendment specifically defines the restricted category as “paneer made of constituents not derived from milk.”FSSAI has invited objections and suggestions on the draft, which will be considered after 60 days from publication of the notification.The notification was issued on September 22 and published in the Gazette of India on September 23.