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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
, j! I+ X+ |: N/ ]2 g7 Wread on the internet that Basa& O/ u; ?2 A1 T+ ~- H0 g
is a contaminated fish& V+ `3 [8 f, k# _8 e
, with particular emphasis on mercury
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3 `- h3 b/ n. _6 a; S% `4 G8 Ghave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
. K2 E# I- _) `2 v, D1 jThe CFIA( m, [7 e' X: J- n. _7 c' b
monitors all fish imports carefully, a- m, ?3 C$ `$ |* b* u
nd inspect+ v& W8 i/ \; }0 j/ X7 N- b
all new importers and new species
9 p( y/ Z! V* q' I: S# {/ {without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often7 G( A* E5 g/ E7 l
once they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.1 _6 ]' v+ D, V" P. B
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer3 a6 v6 x) U+ F1 ~, {. _
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian( k2 W6 G; i/ m5 a4 c$ `8 h6 V
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted5 r3 t" F" ~* X# @% `( C8 a
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing! f4 L9 [+ v: v- s$ _, s k
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may* n8 s0 G. s1 s+ `& h& A
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
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We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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2 M5 K: b' |: J0 P# x+ o9 ~We have also
/ o! G7 ^: M/ D5 k- o; Preceived a test report from our importer which. | @8 M I/ B: O) g, l) u8 z
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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: e* M. c5 G3 l% m* _3 y, iBelow, please find3 ~/ c) p1 H1 x, I; k
copied
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of the Health Canada website9 q- _! X% ]- P2 [. U R
that should put this completely
. ]8 {& X* b" u/ P1 k5 {' e& Kto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
1 O& d$ {* o, c' O" {long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be1 |+ w; S9 E) K9 o0 b( C
contaminated
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6 n# w! z: N5 D/ a( {( m- `h mercury2 d% a- {, U% F
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. F! o6 V0 _- i* s9 N3 J4 f% M8 K3 LThe second section summarizes the mercury content# B+ p% C; z0 k& s
actually found in testing/ g, j. h) G E( z
in a
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section9 U0 K ]* n9 w
contain4 G$ k. {0 F1 i& }; p/ p: `3 N+ e
ing B
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7 Z7 p, T E$ t. z% }( J/ d: ^, }.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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3 x; o3 C7 m) _, {, sto where this info is found.) \* y8 B, s) v( q" A
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml" }/ `/ c* O" s: a$ K0 f/ r
http://www.hc
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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