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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or2 }4 ]3 Y9 d. \$ c' V1 ], _
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury& b9 f6 } e x
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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., u" D9 t6 X& B/ o0 E
The CFIA/ }; L! @3 I2 S
monitors all fish imports carefully, a; M, Y, K! I( r% Q) y8 p
nd inspect( N5 D3 O8 D( l$ R$ s& \
all new importers and new species7 Y! d, O# Y/ C7 g) ?
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often6 e4 ^. O9 y! j1 V) `9 n
once they have
1 ~5 X% u' B4 \3 x. a" z- yproved safe
' H! u; w* Q9 x7 k. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and4 K! B1 R# d* Y- S
those that may be6 ^1 B% p+ P$ p$ e, m0 U2 ~2 ]+ I. w
introduced in the production process.
0 v6 A D b+ e. [! v; pIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
% E7 a6 s' e+ wsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian% X/ W4 f. c( B- x/ B' N8 ^
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted+ T# ^# `% L! t& y# H$ M
on th
8 _2 @1 W+ w& c; c7 z+ W! J9 p# s# ue internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing3 i( ^3 A9 t) j% W% m. Q. d) |
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may- S I8 k, E6 z A
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
8 S9 H+ w' O( d. Rwould like to research this more.
, T+ ? O0 C0 ~/ W& ]% K" @ tWe have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and6 T4 [, s0 P( ?# Y5 p, n
contaminants that are tested for.
) F, n) \2 j1 ~& z7 W4 } F7 XWe have also5 _" r N3 D' e% ?, k$ D$ }
received a test report from our importer which9 V ?. b/ ^; g; p
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines4 r5 j W, P5 y9 d% `) z2 X0 {
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/ P5 w! t A' H3 g& X) B3 FBelow, please find* p" T8 \* J5 I+ L$ Z
copied3 J& ~6 ^7 s5 u* }6 a& N. T- H, y5 [
sections
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. z1 q' \3 C3 P ~% ~that should put this completely
" }( m% P8 L' Z/ |; ?4 E0 Pto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
6 W+ H6 O9 P R$ T1 q+ k# Zlong lived fish
) m9 G: c* M" V: E) p6 Jand is near the bottom of the food chain
6 P) w) V( L, Y$ T1 F3 ]# Y4 A1 U jso seems unlikely to be
. z1 P9 C, C( [( K. S1 D9 k- a" wcontaminated
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h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a4 Z' w- @. z4 D( S/ E7 R& m
wide variety of fish
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) N8 z$ j6 E' P1 Jand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low3 f: B2 b9 M7 }. W9 \: t3 o; S$ u
concentrations (it
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) Z, Z: _# ^: A% ~ ^s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section! n* ^1 @) ]( @$ l
contain8 H' Z( }5 t) y7 I5 ^
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asa). Over+ G- C- B+ }& g( [ y/ ^6 V
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
5 @7 q5 Q3 i! |$ Qwant to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.! s* G7 ^/ ~! L. j& p% p! Q
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml4 A3 z; x) C& u& d" Z
http://www.hc
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