Food Manifest 
Key Development Punjab is facing a serious paneer adulteration problem, the Centre revealed during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare told the Rajya Sabha that 47% of paneer and milk product samples in the state failed quality tests. Out of 531 samples tested in 2024–25, authorities found
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Key Update Food safety officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation, Gujarat, collected paneer samples from Surbhi Dairy in Sorathiya Compound, Khatodara, on November 7. The SMC Public Health Laboratory released the test results on Monday and confirmed that the paneer failed to meet quality standards. Lab Finds Low Milk Fat, Possible Adulteration According to the
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Key Development The Food Safety Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution, and transport of loose paneer containing vegetable or foreign fat across the Union Territory. The move follows laboratory findings that confirmed the presence of Beta-Sitosterol, a compound indicating adulteration with vegetable fat. Commissioner of Food Safety Smita Sethi
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Coffee Complaint Triggers Surprise Check In Gurgaon, an IAS officer noticed a foul smell in the milk of his coffee at Barista Coffee, MGF Metro Mall, and reported it to the Food Safety Department. Acting on the complaint, officials conducted a surprise inspection and collected milk samples for testing to detect possible adulteration. The inspection
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Report Late Friday night, Noida Police stopped a Mahindra pickup in Sector 63 after receiving a tip-off. They found 14 quintals of adulterated paneer in the truck and arrested the driver, 32-year-old Gulfam from Shajapur village in Aligarh. During questioning, Gulfam revealed the location of a production unit in Sahajpura village. Police raided the site
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Paneer, a protein-rich staple in Indian diets, is now at the centre of concern, with reports suggesting it’s one of the most adulterated foods in the market. Though we couldn’t verify the claims independently, FSSAI has flagged issues such as the presence of starch, detergent, and even formalin in paneer samples. For vegetarians who rely
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