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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or( m6 G7 l. Z+ z6 n4 @# j
read on the internet that Basa
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. We
, G0 k1 @* O) ]have 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.
$ g7 Z, v" R1 ^. [# h6 ~The CFIA4 o% q H- T7 a+ T. ^
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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: p/ b- D5 t$ O: Rwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often: h; x9 M# b" s/ f8 N
once they have; j2 i* W; `8 O
proved safe9 q& d8 I l2 Q) e
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
" u8 a6 \9 e; D, [If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer0 {( m" P+ q# W& t6 r
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian r c6 S! L0 O! b; x; t- u! F
Food 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
0 }. I: o9 M# W! n! x" d# z atesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may* |" ?7 P( j+ K+ g. h
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they6 k/ C& c# ^( T" L
would like to research this more. d6 W( {) W/ g1 [% e2 Y& Y
We have, u$ E5 v+ P6 q* |4 `0 ?
review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and T& d5 R8 ]$ E/ y; Y7 y, q( }3 ]' L
contaminants that are tested for.
1 B6 X" v: b! a- b* UWe have also
8 n" ]) D+ I0 f5 J: N7 Creceived a test report from our importer which4 m' p# p9 [7 M) s# O
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines' [- A. z! b" ]; n y
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Below, please find
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of the Health Canada website% f: Y7 n6 U* W: p4 {3 x
that should put this completely
9 S t4 k; U w/ o# X, Oto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is' t7 j& A9 S2 O, k2 T9 T
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a
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contaminated" l; y! ~/ N6 ^- L# U i# R7 d
wit
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* C. B; I# S) X5 y# }The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a. k0 j2 E% |! M9 n' x( o' L
wide variety of fish* ?2 u* v. X5 X+ l. I* x% b+ X' t
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4 g+ q3 }: u6 r# E- k1 \; Eand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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contain
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asa). Over
5 F! M" f) A- v+ S5 u.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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s
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
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an/alt_formats/hpfb; M b! ^; @( o' J4 N, b
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