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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or, I+ g+ V. `. \" ^
read on the internet that Basa
+ `9 Y8 ?4 K8 O& x: q8 pis a contaminated fish3 e) g+ c, e8 ^3 t7 D
, with particular emphasis on mercury( q. F" c$ _3 c$ A" s
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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
+ e0 J9 [+ I6 j0 H7 Itheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
7 J( D* R3 J- N) F3 ?# C- i3 R; T. {The CFIA5 u& d& Z: S5 [. S8 T. P
monitors all fish imports carefully, a0 o" X. J, a1 F, ~
nd inspect2 I* i; B% `6 N9 i6 _
all new importers and new species
3 X1 F" _8 F+ J0 Rwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
. n3 Z+ x2 z8 T; e/ eonce they have% W: E, K* v. d* w" @
proved safe! G. t" N e6 g. `4 g
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and: T* Q/ L7 q2 P$ @! ?, o2 ~' H) O
those that may be
4 }( x2 T. \! f" ~. [9 } K9 Cintroduced in the production process./ Y9 o; v) ]1 x4 g
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
4 K4 ]. M6 |3 Z8 r: c- G5 \something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
: ]" P2 C( z, {Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted+ h# e- y8 J* w; F6 l+ h+ R& F
on th+ ?- n1 `& O, [0 c
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
( m- {% I" {7 d, Ttesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may$ R$ G* `6 j. j* Y% Z+ G
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
' R# [" O# z3 s) ^2 Ewould like to research this more.& p0 c( U! E! Z# Q7 s
We have
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ed
: z# [/ l- R1 {the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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We have also7 H! Y# y s a8 d7 @: ?( s
received a test report from our importer which! r& b% E9 ]% o, H' ~. S: @ b- I+ y
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find* d/ m9 v) T* a, p
copied2 D6 A8 q* D( ~/ h* b( \
sections
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" C/ r- o/ b7 ~( R" A! Mthat should put this completely
/ B; k1 _) Y8 y! J/ U) s6 U1 L6 Zto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is+ K% s0 S4 I* K6 u: _ l8 O
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a
6 M" j2 _( a" I+ u7 ?long lived fish
6 E6 B' ^1 I3 a* |3 M7 K& P) o4 C1 w6 ]and is near the bottom of the food chain
' [7 z% F- W( W: G( U$ A" Gso seems unlikely to be/ y: ?6 I' z# [. R
contaminated1 D# P" a. X6 L9 i# n* \' z
wit; w/ a0 A! R" }+ x2 z4 l( d+ Y
h mercury
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The 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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1 ^; w% M3 P' V( W, V* V7 Os about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section( g" {4 r& X+ X7 U0 }
contain9 l" ?1 ^$ e2 i2 P' n* S/ e
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
2 H& A/ F" x5 d1 J* t) Zwant to know more I have included the link+ j1 T& F3 E7 V" h# @: Y
s
9 p+ E- f3 j0 _( P( Y9 M' d% {$ Ato where this info is found.
5 X3 [* E; z9 D- nhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
$ K& _' o9 B* H5 r) ?5 _http://www.hc6 G/ J5 Q2 T/ H& D3 d, n. d- g: T
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