Considering the increased consumption of dairy products during the festive season, the ongoing surveillance will remain focused on Dairy Analogue this month. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed all States and Union Territories (UTs) to step up surveillance on Dairy Analogues throughout March, keeping in view the ongoing festive season. This proactive measure aims to prevent food adulteration and mislabelling during a period of increased demand. It continues FSSAI’s ongoing product-specific monthly surveillance drives to tackle food adulteration and ensure compliance with food safety regulations. As per the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, Dairy Analogues are products where non-milk constituents replace milk components partially or entirely but resemble milk or milk products in appearance, texture, and functionality. Dairy Analogues are NOT considered milk, milk products, or composite milk products. When standardized milk products are compositionally altered by replacing major milk constituents like milk fat or milk protein with vegetable oil, fat, or protein, the resulting product is classified as an Analogue. “Dairy Analogue” is …