Delhi. Food delivery platform Zomato has announced a complete ban on the sale of dishes containing analog dairy by restaurants listed on its platform. The company announced a zero-tolerance policy for analog cuisine in a press release issued on Monday, saying it would reserve the right to remove any restaurant from the platform that violates the rules. It said recipes reported by restaurant partners as containing analog dairy have been “removed from the platform with immediate effect”.
What are analog dairy dishes?
The alternative to dairy cheese is analog cheese. Instead of milk fat, vegetable fat, starch, protein, emulsifier or other permitted ingredients are used in it. Its taste and shape look the same, hence it is important to read the label of the product while buying it.
How different from the original product
If we talk about cheese, it is made by curdling milk and it contains milk fat and protein. Whereas the shape and taste of an analog product depends on the material from which it is made. It is impossible for every product to use the same health supplement, that is why before purchasing it, you must check the ingredient list, nutrition table and information related to food safety.
What are Zomato rules
Zomato implements zero-tolerance policy on sale of dishes containing analogue dairy on the platform
Items from restaurants that have announced the use of Analogue Dairy have been immediately delisted.
Instructions to restaurants to switch to Natural Dairy Products
If immediate change is not possible then Analogue Dairy items will have to be removed from the menu.
Instructions to provide correct information by checking the labels and Ingredients Declaration of the suppliers
Restaurants that do not follow the rules will be delisted from Zomato.
Zomato: The decision was taken keeping in mind customer health, food quality and transparency.
Zomato issued a statement
Zomato says that this step has been taken towards putting customers first, inspired by Zomato's commitment towards transparency and food quality. Restaurant partners have been advised to take immediate corrective action. They need to start using natural dairy products. If it is not immediately possible to do this, dishes containing analog dairy products will have to be removed from the menu. They have been asked to review product labels and ingredient declarations provided by suppliers to verify the ingredients being used and to ensure that the products listed on Zomato are accurate.
Action will be taken if rules are violated
Zomato has clarified that restaurant partners who do not follow these rules will be removed from the platform. Aditya Mangala, Chief Executive Officer, Zomato, said, “At Zomato, our core purpose is to bring better food to more people. This also means protecting the health of customers and ensuring that our restaurant partners maintain clear standards for the food they list and serve. This policy reflects this commitment, and we are implementing it together with partners who share this commitment.