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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
) I2 F3 g6 a9 b# L" ^ G" ]read on the internet that Basa
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/ o9 C7 m! P7 `% o, `1 [have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may6 S* ^$ _) A- f( s+ l1 C4 K) k
even; B. L+ u. Q( d/ Q9 m
find
# |$ B8 [. X' A) q0 G1 H4 Rtheir origin in a long running trade dispute. U' @) A# t0 |
The CFIA
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nd inspect! H: l& `* W" i i5 U( y
all new importers and new species) ]# s4 M4 d6 I( r: ?( {6 o
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
* }9 y6 j# z9 g3 `# ]1 V3 C gonce they have
8 i3 k' S, \5 O2 Z$ |proved safe/ y+ z f6 @: p: w& B- a" ^# N
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
8 [1 J5 s9 H: r' ?, Othose that may be
5 f. O9 e, O8 `4 o+ i2 ? e, Hintroduced in the production process.8 V6 g9 a5 I+ t5 v& J' {/ }
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer' x+ m0 D! r1 Q- k
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian/ @9 Z5 n/ `3 @- T! r6 f1 Y- ?
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted) D. g/ W+ Y' W1 m. G% \/ x
on th
5 ~& x1 W3 u+ M) le internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing+ {( L/ K$ i/ H: j7 ~5 I
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may" n5 ^* u4 ^% D1 G# [
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
( z: d+ ~0 G" o! Y) pwould like to research this more.
6 v& c, j7 ?! f8 J' J* g3 ^We have% N2 j# e# T$ V4 a q* D0 s
review
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: l# C, p$ v# t3 k* K: hthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and+ ?5 ?& e( x9 D/ n$ I. M
contaminants that are tested for.% \3 u" b# T. Z' X: }
We have also
) }2 a0 K* G. Vreceived a test report from our importer which
1 x7 D6 K7 q7 u) ~shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines! a; ~& [9 j c* n
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Below, please find. v3 R% j4 V C" L2 K3 L
copied
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of the Health Canada website
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% i8 Z% u: B* pto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is1 _; R, b3 T( ?
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a
1 K' E8 T0 {* j! }) u; Zlong lived fish: I$ U, ~4 ^0 ~" t4 j [
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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contaminated
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h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content' P. ]1 \8 v! H# J
actually found in testing
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. _& j+ Z$ k5 l1 C( kand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low" I2 W: s3 ^9 B1 m, ~% R- N0 J
concentrations (it
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& _- ~! l3 z+ q% `4 D, D6 Is 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 you' u% j7 c9 s# G8 r
want to know more I have included the link8 [2 w$ B! O5 x; e1 x8 Q# h* L& y
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to where this info is found.0 V# a7 T1 ^! l
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml3 c( p) M1 G+ y$ N" ~
http://www.hc) D4 r, s! p$ e! D9 ]
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