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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
0 k! N% b, m: t' Aread on the internet that Basa/ A7 `/ G& }! d$ l7 u
is a contaminated fish
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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find
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' i8 T6 |9 L7 _9 X, S8 x9 \* ^3 VThe CFIA5 E2 A9 K! T z* k& U+ J% Q! b
monitors all fish imports carefully, a4 A6 r& s/ }! a! \/ x+ W
nd inspect9 e4 L1 k1 Q0 U3 d8 ^
all new importers and new species
3 n! w/ Z* }8 z# Nwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often& V: W. f6 K" C$ N& f: s( q3 I
once they have* P3 r2 Q3 s+ L
proved safe
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/ _: U0 F& M! g B8 P2 xthose that may be
3 m; v+ L3 |+ s8 Z- nintroduced in the production process.
* S! R; j6 _% P% G9 l! PIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
! Q% M/ i2 V0 k- Fsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
4 B% z9 J" d1 q) fFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
7 ]) N$ f: d# Q- vtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
" a' P2 U9 p( U* c4 A/ oeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they: B( D" H$ d4 [
would like to research this more.
- i" k% X4 s1 M3 bWe have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and$ [0 R9 V- m+ r6 a# T. Z
contaminants that are tested for.; \$ b4 S X9 W* @; _- Y J
We have also
2 m2 [; o F; k: p( G V- O: Freceived a test report from our importer which
. t# ~7 e% w q$ Ishows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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$ l( {& G% w. G7 H( d; C$ G) DBelow, please find2 s0 H4 f M7 X- s% ^
copied' U1 j, L3 Q" Z, o0 x
sections
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5 u2 [# ~* R2 @- s4 ]3 i5 k9 ethat should put this completely9 P2 U& S8 N1 z! W
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is' p0 E: j7 w3 w+ w$ ^ T* E
not
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( W& i4 q9 ] Z8 G- tand is near the bottom of the food chain, E8 ~2 s6 B5 f/ ~' H' q, X, ]
so seems unlikely to be
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% F5 H8 F2 S, `, t' NThe second section summarizes the mercury content/ T! a3 v1 Q7 K
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish+ _: v$ a5 O; [9 Y5 A
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' p' Z: [4 F) L" tand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low6 H3 n x! R) K* | Y7 k. }
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section* b* g) ?( N/ S8 R/ w; i; {" @* S
contain0 g4 i0 |6 @2 {( N7 V
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1 {7 {, K4 h( Aasa). Over
; `1 g' A4 b6 w& ~4 f: H.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
# C4 `. S& d: z4 f/ [3 wwant to know more I have included the link9 \; x q& [: X% N5 @
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to where this info is found.- [1 R* C; u) ?
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
$ O5 [! [. Y$ e4 m/ ghttp://www.hc
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an/alt_formats/hpfb, Q) o# ^% g* o9 X+ p1 k+ J" g
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eng.pdf
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