Gujarat joins Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, which have also recently imposed similar restrictions amid growing concerns over food safety and consumer transparency. According to the Gujarat government, investigations found instances where analogue products were allegedly being marketed as real paneer, cheese and butter. Other States Join CrackdownGujarat is not the first state to act against analogue dairy products. Earlier this week, Maharashtra announced a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of analogue paneer, along with restrictions on analogue cheese. Chhattisgarh has also imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, processing, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of non-standard dairy analogue products, including paneer, cream and butter.