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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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is a contaminated fish6 R8 @* `0 W: ?% s0 {8 R2 Q
, with particular emphasis on mercury/ a* W+ I) i# q
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may/ Q/ r- ~' E# _# b! N
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find
6 h; r/ u- s4 J" X8 t* }! ctheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
) Z8 l- S) x5 z& U' J2 u: `# ]5 I+ iThe CFIA4 m, f5 V, g4 K7 D7 s1 {
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species4 b. P. P! c: y5 P9 ~( o+ k
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often `# \/ ~2 X# g- B' u) ]
once they have R& U: D. k0 Y+ M
proved safe: v$ _& T# Y8 X0 Q0 h6 h
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and+ V! {! M) R' u4 J4 e0 [
those that may be
" M1 r& ~* h) L+ A O' Vintroduced in the production process.
/ I2 p; r' ?. N* yIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
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7 ?2 z% ~5 K' i! t( d2 z7 f2 IFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted# ]5 ?! c) b4 B0 Q$ D% `
on th
# F# A1 z# J+ v& E: [6 be internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
% u! n) P$ v4 S5 ?testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may2 j5 ?0 ^1 h8 {2 x, k6 N- n
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they+ R% g0 I7 B( ^5 N, H4 M
would like to research this more.% _" X+ o m; o8 M, T% v) L
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and( y" @: v1 s9 ]7 u3 _
contaminants that are tested for.; S7 }5 E6 i# V+ X. w0 O7 s
We have also
, g, s" r8 G) t5 ^received a test report from our importer which4 e4 f L# Z6 H) y5 ~8 I9 [& i& W
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find) m' m5 k2 l' U/ z. ^; u8 _
copied% V ?3 Y% m. Y# E6 N
sections
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that should put this completely
. E+ I. C( ^6 {# {" l( ~# kto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
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so seems unlikely to be
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h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a
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1 D: c" O# Z! D2 ~( w5 qand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low, J d& L( O$ p
concentrations (it
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8 R; L- d: Z* [9 }0 zs about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
4 K' q! Y9 V' F/ q) xcontain
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^3 J0 g: D( O; G8 A* y, tasa). Over
8 ~: O; x* u9 n.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
2 v! \+ q3 Y# d" F T, Pwant to know more I have included the link% v6 ?: o# Z1 t+ B+ ]4 _/ l
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to where this info is found.( S. Z/ u. }" k) C( O& l
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml; s+ e1 ^; c2 r" {9 e9 V
http://www.hc
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an/alt_formats/hpfb% |) k* F/ p# d8 f3 s5 E% i
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr- y: z% C+ h. B! \
ition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf, ~; K* V2 A7 }1 u! m% s; a
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