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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or l' ?! K8 d. b, P+ h) b% _0 a: C
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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) [: h$ ?+ K" b* f3 ^/ Z2 qhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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find. L9 i/ Q$ A3 c: `1 b9 @
their origin in a long running trade dispute.
o. |6 t. @. w$ b& \, A) CThe CFIA, j$ P6 n8 `5 N2 _; h% L% a
monitors all fish imports carefully, a4 o$ p8 \3 `) Z
nd inspect7 ^$ u4 b; u/ m, e' l- w1 P& ]1 O
all new importers and new species+ r H( p9 _4 l
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe/ s7 [0 o; q4 s
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.5 ~* Y" J6 u7 L: w2 u
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
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Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted, z0 {4 z& V, Y; u
on th
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1 H0 n! q! B- R- x$ Y7 B" ftesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
# M+ p0 H0 b" Beven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they5 i) M$ H* ]+ i
would like to research this more.
% t4 m; t7 }; kWe have
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' }$ ^! D% L- U \+ y8 kthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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. q& T( z) E. k( b* c0 u1 M8 Zreceived a test report from our importer which' J3 F5 ~2 J$ _1 V
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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of the Health Canada website( L2 I! m' X. r) R v" f3 c
that should put this completely! q0 S* P" F+ o
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
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and is near the bottom of the food chain/ ?# \4 T2 |) e7 b
so seems unlikely to be
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wit9 T* o! p9 }: n B6 \" S7 `* ]4 [
h mercury
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7 }. f* K# M* ~ S3 y6 XThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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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 section
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ing B
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you# o& m) }! L9 [- A/ B
want to know more I have included the link
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml/ \% d+ D- X+ u0 R
http://www.hc9 Q4 K" M, V/ J( i
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb7 W4 `# a8 C4 Q/ ]9 ]: D: N
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr% O1 q! Z1 u7 v$ y2 o
ition/merc_fish_poisson: z! @0 n4 W1 Y, r0 \ E
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eng.pdf
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