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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
4 Z1 J6 x6 ?2 Pread on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury2 p- V0 Q+ S$ d7 ?+ t
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may" k4 L$ x0 Y! D. ?& m0 p2 |; a7 x
even' \& {: T% N8 u3 l& t+ t; h5 K
find
5 f0 O, _+ [4 r: z5 Btheir origin in a long running trade dispute. Y1 ^% l9 e, i% d( N
The CFIA
5 z3 L7 Q# r( _( Q, pmonitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species( K7 F6 w6 U e5 Q. C
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often; l5 a- c& S1 I5 w+ i1 s4 h
once they have7 \8 X' k8 e1 y3 j/ Z
proved safe0 e H9 s2 D' P$ O& t1 f+ A
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and8 X! D$ L( Z5 S0 r
those that may be
& k3 ?0 Y+ U0 C/ Jintroduced in the production process.
9 S/ @+ u8 W- X# P: m& {If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
* f8 B% c; M s& t5 Z2 {, V, gsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian& x7 M3 K4 _, Y# ~0 g+ y
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
8 A' f% R! X! ^' |5 X. _testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
6 G- b2 j+ R7 K7 Feven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
7 [1 X& }3 ^3 v, `3 u) twould like to research this more.
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review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
; [+ L, r- H: e2 ^3 econtaminants that are tested for.
, _3 r A' l8 Q; P: [We have also
5 r( a% l* E' K) R9 `* Y9 Breceived a test report from our importer which
: f! W' l/ D$ f- l+ jshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines9 ?6 K! g! [7 Z8 `+ |" O0 e( O
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copied
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of the Health Canada website% }' a* T! @7 ]; ~+ d" @' t( N/ T
that should put this completely
+ O5 x5 h: @) u5 F0 ~" K4 Eto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish2 E0 b! E, \: C' R1 U: S! o) P$ |
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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contaminated
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4 I" `4 u* k/ e+ bh mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a6 t+ S( [; J p
wide variety of fish
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# r. H7 V7 l6 {8 band Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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# w) y9 \: a6 H, tasa). Over
& h! k, Z9 c$ S8 z: V$ Q% _.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
" C$ x5 O% A2 G+ ?; fwant to know more I have included the link- c+ }" k6 w- `8 `7 p, b
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" V$ Q7 j2 g R6 A4 ?1 E: q2 zto where this info is found.
8 N" S' k+ @2 P. Ehttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
9 S! n, H7 H/ I8 o$ M$ ohttp://www.hc6 x7 O/ T! Z* j1 P* ~( ]6 c; X+ G) x
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