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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or5 o$ i: \- M. j4 R' S
read on the internet that Basa
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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.; V! M3 l V: y/ |5 D( V
The CFIA
1 I, {+ x/ E: ]% Vmonitors all fish imports carefully, a
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! D/ X, H9 S; T; R) J4 w0 Zall new importers and new species, N1 e1 o' j% v' c) A' X8 l
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often8 h% C4 n& z& J- U3 [
once they have
, I& ~7 |4 c9 i/ F1 j& w9 y5 gproved safe7 l" s! i* l; ~9 a
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
) X' E" |7 k' A0 G1 wthose that may be# ?- K: d2 x3 S2 a m$ d" [
introduced in the production process.
$ N2 J! F, S9 F! FIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer0 |" s0 d. g3 e2 V$ n
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
- H+ w/ S9 Q6 o$ `% ~2 B& |Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted; x @1 k# _" i9 H
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing& v s x- C5 K6 x+ d+ B& t
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
1 \+ R( W- q; L( i% U" I, Xeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they3 b; W$ B: w, }# b( D/ p2 }
would like to research this more.# \ b7 D4 y- U1 T. }8 Y
We have
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_7 k* }+ g. q' J& u fthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and9 I' ^% q( j: ]2 Z8 B* P, r
contaminants that are tested for.
- a) @% g4 V2 C, S: m* Y: g# RWe have also9 x$ M8 m' A7 S- j/ e
received a test report from our importer which9 }2 |" z+ I' X& y
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find7 H9 \9 T$ ]" B
copied' O6 J3 y7 g. _
sections4 k9 J. z" A O( A
of the Health Canada website0 a4 g( M' n- P; V% `1 r; O( X. R4 D
that should put this completely4 L3 s, @# B' |8 ~
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish# d# }6 q0 N4 n) }
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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h mercury7 L% {. t+ u$ P5 A
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& |& l5 X0 \5 O' {The second section summarizes the mercury content
' u D+ {6 I7 `actually found in testing
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2 L; T# B6 m. }6 [* w5 a \5 `4 cwide variety of fish4 Y. Z4 v6 T& V
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* \9 h" w9 O1 jand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low* Y% J$ t) Z( w, ?7 [+ X
concentrations (it, ]! u! B/ V7 p$ l
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asa). Over
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9 w$ w7 @5 H: h6 g0 ]want to know more I have included the link0 ^3 V1 F- H7 e
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
; d& M( x2 B/ s- p: ~2 Dhttp://www.hc
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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