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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or+ _+ O" V) N& @
read on the internet that Basa' q/ L' `2 V+ K, M& G
is a contaminated fish) \: T# f4 u! e1 ? }( Q
, with particular emphasis on mercury' n& J; D! z: L1 b# u4 V
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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.9 M2 K- L, \' a- c( E* E" D
The CFIA
' P7 a1 }& B* ]: B# {# j cmonitors all fish imports carefully, a* K& Z' b, O$ {' b/ p; z6 J) G
nd inspect7 ^8 a$ W5 h9 `9 s" n: P ?. C
all new importers and new species
$ ^1 B0 ?% }8 w. g Q- [% ^' Wwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
* z, `, n% H* L& L/ n/ gonce they have
: n3 E$ `+ B5 o; e1 Y. p8 Iproved safe
7 c4 r3 d- Q( t" M6 [1 Q! v+ a. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
8 h7 u P, A4 athose that may be" C7 }* y, X- p/ X6 ~
introduced in the production process.9 U9 V# C3 D/ M2 W* ?! v
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
2 S/ s$ C ]6 V1 D/ Ssomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
6 {: q/ x G; ]; U/ NFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted; o% M1 ]; b& s' T
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
$ A. r1 v s. M- Ztesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may# E, F+ @( X2 f4 m f4 i: Y, s& w! _
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
$ N5 P, t4 i9 M7 Q& @would like to research this more.
% S# J ]9 Q7 gWe have% I$ q* g `0 P1 ]
review/ T3 w1 k* I1 \
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; U6 z1 {" o; g' p, `the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
( t5 V x6 p2 ~9 t z' e" x* dcontaminants that are tested for.
8 m$ l7 Q9 P" N- G. S8 H' zWe have also
2 W* A, F# p* ?6 F; D' Y) k) h2 Nreceived a test report from our importer which
/ o6 R4 V) L9 E8 I9 H E, g1 Jshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines& I) N$ M1 f& j% l" j
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Below, please find% O/ ^, U( s% n+ w6 i) B6 H+ h
copied) t- I$ X! T# w* e3 W% T
sections6 S5 T& P! O0 m5 W9 i5 ^) V
of the Health Canada website
) s. D+ A$ J5 X. lthat should put this completely
. H- v2 M5 c6 ^% F; \to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish1 o4 U+ \, ?9 V, Z" A% Z( a, K) c
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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wit% B" ^ O/ v# @- x; Q
h mercury
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; p! ]! j( b3 \' DThe second section summarizes the mercury content
b. m' a$ n8 ?7 Vactually found in testing
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8 L& Q1 s1 m( W0 s. Jwide variety of fish) N: Z' p' C! }; [
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5 y9 B; a' ^& h* [, mand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low+ C' i; ^) y" k- G/ z3 i
concentrations (it; E/ w& x: r# n) o
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( w# W; X m( ]1 Us about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you3 Y* y* X* s" L: X0 v4 D
want to know more I have included the link
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' i7 O3 x% j# o& w2 g: @1 zto where this info is found.
. \ ~' x- M+ n: Q' g+ L8 v9 I1 Khttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
. X0 f. M y% l7 R' N1 x, E! qhttp://www.hc
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an/alt_formats/hpfb4 V3 ]7 }0 S& {$ N3 `1 w1 }/ z
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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eng.pdf
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