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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may7 ~# J7 x! ^0 F: Z9 c
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.! L8 a+ c' M! ]- E, w
The CFIA
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all new importers and new species8 J& G$ |/ ^3 P+ v) l) J
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often. I7 z6 t: R. N
once they have
' b* {2 @% g% }) |8 fproved safe
: ?! G2 x. N6 i. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and/ j- y7 p7 M+ ^: l1 l9 k s: m
those that may be1 X/ s, c) ^2 Z, A4 w- ]8 N& y2 W z
introduced in the production process.) T3 G$ _# J/ D/ Y$ X
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer5 E( H& t- ~: ^( p4 P
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian+ S: g2 ^, e. M0 Z( H
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' A( ~% C% T$ Q6 ^
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
( l2 }, Q' ?+ @, y% { Q- r0 ^even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they4 v2 R& ?& [0 _- Y# _, c& d
would like to research this more.6 N0 k* v% k+ f
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and+ z; {0 u H; |! Y" @
contaminants that are tested for.
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$ ^, [" k# j, F0 O; q" x7 Areceived a test report from our importer which
S' ~0 A0 W V4 y( w; eshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines4 F( L- I9 z2 J- U& f
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Below, please find2 f1 V2 P1 y+ h
copied" ?% _' R) r# A4 x0 j" V6 r; a
sections
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that should put this completely
5 o" ]6 j; y2 h4 l8 A5 V, rto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be0 k( D; C5 Z. w3 U; Y) m! q
contaminated
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4 G. W7 r, i( G! g7 v' J# Sh mercury
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. f# r) E$ x1 i) @The second section summarizes the mercury content6 Z n% h% p! v* N
actually found in testing" \- ?1 V' m4 V/ j p
in a0 l/ G* N J/ l- g# o
wide variety of fish
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' K3 f2 j+ g$ J5 x6 Uand 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 section4 ^- ^/ ]1 `! S& [
contain) t5 X+ N5 h7 H- f& P
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asa). Over$ Z4 n) v$ j8 B: ]: D
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml3 |( M5 L8 Q. ?8 c$ _2 V
http://www.hc8 _$ d' M2 {) L3 W# @( v4 I
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sc.gc.ca/fn% g- K" U' s" ]- z4 ^ d' s7 V
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr( Y; e3 [6 }& y0 ]+ Q! S* C G9 H
ition/merc_fish_poisson
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