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PANAJI: Medical stores across the state are yet to receive formalin detection kits to help consumers ascertain the quality of seafood they purchase. Medical stores, however, are yet to receive stocks.“Pharmacies have not yet approached us for supply of formalin detection kits. He has supplied these to food packaging units, trawler owners and select superstores, in addition to the FDA, he said. When there is a demand from them, we will place an order and do the needful,” he said. The company began supplying the kits to the Goa food and drugs administration (FDA) on priority since the start of August.“The FDA was our priority because we were getting calls directly from it for supply of the kits..