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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
8 N( I% R( d0 Eread on the internet that Basa3 k. C% i3 o6 z4 U- V3 c. G
is a contaminated fish
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: v# y7 V+ s, W+ Q0 j6 P3 \7 q& k6 Ohave 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./ y* q* e/ X5 q. c) E
The CFIA: W, n5 W& f# _
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species
4 {& |- ?0 I! k4 ewithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
, S/ t# n+ Z3 j8 C I6 _once they have
+ I% Y U. v- v: e9 Y! vproved safe
6 ~7 ^, ]# C- k2 a. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.$ ^8 }& }& x$ a- l, ]: B
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
8 b5 k. d J7 }' P9 y( M1 F& {something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
( t3 T2 M G/ r! H, j; \9 W" O, mFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted8 \9 d. X* \4 d6 L9 I9 ^, |5 d% U
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing/ S4 c9 h$ q; P4 d1 P7 ?) O
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
* ^, {* l& C* |7 G5 O J. [even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they2 e" g8 h7 m; @0 \8 \2 q1 L) T% Z. K
would like to research this more.. M; @: y1 b( T% z7 G4 L s. L4 A% J1 k
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
! F% Q9 z0 P5 |contaminants that are tested for.
+ Y$ N* W7 g+ r$ [2 sWe have also
' I3 c' z" p" Y4 m1 B& Treceived a test report from our importer which
; W0 S" [6 H2 X1 q, x ashows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines$ M* C. Q" ?! R
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Below, please find
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sections
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that should put this completely; Q* H, v9 y0 }! j" C# U& ?. \' @
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is9 m# t+ u0 t+ p- I! c0 {
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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The second section summarizes the mercury content5 C+ h$ R3 [4 N- g
actually found in testing6 f# T5 A. K; l0 H, D, \) v
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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contain( W. g: Z$ I I4 f: x- }2 S7 s
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you3 `- d9 X5 p9 d& d* B- M4 a- X6 H
want to know more I have included the link3 w3 L7 {6 l' M- \. [
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to where this info is found.
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http://www.hc
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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eng.pdf
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