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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or) r% d$ G/ _! ~+ f6 w
read on the internet that Basa ^2 y1 M' A- }& v. X/ J
is a contaminated fish5 h+ L5 F( S9 H. w) j8 s7 `
, with particular emphasis on mercury7 f3 R" w2 m& B- G
. We
- Z* Q, g/ V0 o3 K; uhave 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.6 E( k* X" x4 m3 d# ?: _% s8 ?
The CFIA) _$ g' c& ~* J2 ~) D
monitors all fish imports carefully, a1 K9 O# I! K& j. N) i
nd inspect
. r* r I, A5 I7 tall new importers and new species
2 i% h" X! c, V# ]without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
3 w0 Z! L& J/ N" s1 p, c2 b* Uonce they have
) ?3 ?6 e; h& ^6 H$ X5 x& Sproved safe
+ z5 b1 h1 s- k5 M. G. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and3 `" S1 `' X5 s& l& O
those that may be
) R+ J' J6 y3 X- Y3 f- |7 Y, e, Wintroduced in the production process.) \6 X6 H: r6 x( u' T. ~% r. J2 n! n
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer a3 P- ]; D' t- d: r5 ^
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian8 F! }5 q9 {7 a3 v$ p
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
9 Y; d, Z) C( y1 y6 E3 j, c4 p4 ^testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
1 m U, z1 N9 G+ Y% L$ ]. z: Q3 @even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
/ L6 [9 M, a3 A& p. {would like to research this more.
, \9 B. g* e6 w7 C) {, `7 u/ B9 gWe have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
0 M! U' `" X/ ^( h& mcontaminants that are tested for.5 L' I( A- x, d( \
We have also
) F- m! M/ K+ U. U% w+ Freceived a test report from our importer which! L9 x( Q9 o( r) J( c2 c
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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+ h4 c: P7 _2 `# c( X; ]Below, please find3 E! }) A2 u9 B9 L
copied& ]! u* ~5 {" I, R* _: b
sections# ?- X o7 h2 w8 f( E! e
of the Health Canada website, x2 d' s0 r0 [7 Q6 w
that should put this completely
\/ }0 i3 Q0 c1 F$ Bto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is7 i, o( `! Q6 E$ [- u4 P4 x
not F/ \$ f: m. `9 H
a
1 @9 R! H! z; x3 v! dlong lived fish
. a9 ^$ q8 V9 F' j ~% I4 Nand is near the bottom of the food chain" f2 q2 z( a. |. \
so seems unlikely to be
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wit0 _2 }- A) u- y3 t" q i4 ^" g- F7 ^
h mercury
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; U7 j/ t$ @4 x* ~" s$ F) vThe second section summarizes the mercury content
( L5 u+ ]/ |8 a( f9 w+ E! M# Eactually found in testing3 s4 B% \, a, O9 `
in a! B! c- x& y/ [
wide variety of fish
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3 A$ V; E, o9 _3 z9 {and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low* g. m5 E* E# o3 ]% {5 a1 C
concentrations (it3 `# c X B8 N Q
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section1 g1 ?( [# j, e9 x# G
contain! B6 `( @" T* M8 m" q0 k5 O& ^' d
ing B
* t# z1 u( y6 {8 t( N1 Uasa). Over
* e: q, S& m) I+ y. u.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
! \$ [+ |$ I- f" _5 J" wwant to know more I have included the link( f. H1 W3 y5 e
s
: f- w" x! @4 L2 hto where this info is found.
8 E3 y ]; p# f3 e# ]# e) t( qhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml/ Q; n7 o. q2 m) C
http://www.hc
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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