Maharashtra Bans Analogue Paneer for One YearState-wide ban covers manufacturing, storage, sale, and distribution of analogue paneer; violators risk jail timeIn a major crackdown on food adulteration, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has imposed a state-wide ban on analogue paneer, prohibiting its manufacturing, processing, preparation, packing, storage, distribution, wholesale and retail sale, and offering for sale across Maharashtra. As per our information, analogue paneer has very low nutritional value. Serving analogue paneer as conventional dairy paneer without informing consumers, the department warned, would amount to an unfair trade practice under the Food Safety and Standards Act and attract penal action. What Is Analogue Paneer? Analogue paneer is a paneer look-alike made without relying on milk as its primary ingredient.