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“If Goa does not want, we will take it to other states.”Rane, the Goa health minister, said there was no question of any relaxation. “The ban will continue till fish traders comply with all requirements and independent labs are in place to check the quality of fish,” he said, accusing people who have “monopolised the fish trade” of misleading others. “Those affected the most by the ban are consumers in Goa,” he said. “We have facilities to check for contamination, but have currently run out of test strips and have to get them from Goa. “One licence is sufficient for a licencee with 100 trucks or a turnover of ?30 crore per annum,” he said..