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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
5 F8 O, Y3 l; d( A e/ H& ~read on the internet that Basa% o, |% [' U/ w
is a contaminated fish
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: [! F: @% _ O g% Vhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may5 e1 ^7 a# R; ?' i' i2 K2 K
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
5 A ^- u7 m5 Y0 X; [, {& G$ vThe CFIA
4 \ s( h$ F* P- Rmonitors all fish imports carefully, a* y8 e- U5 _2 @8 g, W9 b
nd inspect( E. w4 j8 p# }- u1 n+ e
all new importers and new species
- J5 t$ u- p0 z2 A/ lwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe8 R6 Q% V* A4 E$ R0 p, e1 ]* b% W
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and) }0 M0 ^7 P+ U. T
those that may be
" w# e0 X! E' I' r$ Bintroduced in the production process. f! Y3 z2 y& R1 R
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
4 j$ G, ], D# {7 r. K1 wsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
! ?! {8 | P1 W [Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted. k$ S6 W! |% U4 B, ~
on th
- b! Y2 U$ U) _5 P7 l3 `+ f8 P8 We internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing' S$ m$ A) s, g% E$ }/ ]8 Z" q4 C
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
8 ^+ l$ d0 V7 ?# t5 U$ h8 `+ jeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
3 N: i5 u& }, k5 T" I/ K: ywould like to research this more., v% H5 Y2 a( V) I! ]7 @2 a# B: I
We have) ^% k: o: T4 M8 m8 O: Y: `
review$ p; Y- ^; K4 C6 c9 z3 X1 i% \
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
6 u- X+ e& ]/ l0 Q+ fcontaminants that are tested for.1 f& C2 ], b! V7 Q; U
We have also* ~* F) ~( U' {! ` I
received a test report from our importer which8 K' G0 S, Y3 W6 T
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find& j5 C& X- o- Z- E) y, R$ m+ X8 \
copied
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of the Health Canada website6 `, ^) T: v& i8 S. }
that should put this completely9 ^) A" z7 X4 v# W; U$ S9 H, @ G
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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L6 B. l7 \: p# _) Xlong lived fish
. Q, G! H7 }: k5 l# }1 }and is near the bottom of the food chain
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, _/ e* D' P# y- Qcontaminated
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h mercury# S/ q3 @! h t" k8 L1 b1 s
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The second section summarizes the mercury content% j& X6 M& |: r* { V
actually found in testing1 l9 C3 P' B/ O9 {9 ^
in a
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low8 f8 r' e5 e- T7 V9 z" y
concentrations (it' c7 w2 c9 ]# E& s( s# u2 K1 o) o
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# R, z4 c) E% y1 G# y* ?s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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ing B
8 A- |. E1 s$ yasa). Over
' u7 y5 l" n& L- U' c) @.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you! R3 @# B$ G1 T; h! g' a
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.6 e2 z5 d4 C6 b& Y z
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
6 @0 L* ]! t( x2 I# w$ Yhttp://www.hc
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, ?3 K' S! [# ?7 b. Z! u7 Asc.gc.ca/fn
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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