Bhubaneswar, Sept. 26 -- Food Safety Officer Amita Das from Odisha's Cuttack was transferred on Thursday in connection with the paneer adulteration case reported from the Niali area. The development came after a report related to the incident was received from a laboratory in Haryana.

According to reports, the transfer order was issued following allegations of negligence in the discharge of food safety duties in the Niali area. The action has raised questions over the monitoring of food safety in the region.

Reports indicated that detergent and flour were mixed with paneer in the Niali area. The findings led to questions about the circumstances under which such adulteration allegedly took place. The reports came after authorities seized...