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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or) U6 B. \+ k! Y2 z% i7 \
read on the internet that Basa! n$ j/ N+ `) ~7 J
is a contaminated fish# Y- t1 B7 o+ p0 q; v* e+ R: i
, with particular emphasis on mercury
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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.
3 V0 m' o% P6 V6 D3 ?) TThe CFIA
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nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often4 l% j; Y& I! T; L
once they have
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1 z G& n+ n6 F. `1 H. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and, ]: H) ]+ n/ v( b4 m1 e
those that may be% K8 g: |" G3 F# P9 g
introduced in the production process. N: b0 H$ w2 l' R; N
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer2 d5 H' q2 u9 [3 t
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
- u1 E9 O# \# E" s E. E2 XFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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% G) c4 |4 `: Q% O- E3 oe internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing4 g% p# {4 F3 f! o! e
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
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would like to research this more.( m- e$ e: o/ O7 s" J4 V9 R$ \
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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/ |0 T- [) d5 {$ U( e; eWe have also
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shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find
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of the Health Canada website/ h9 Z7 o4 g- N# y; \
that should put this completely+ ]/ M; d& x6 g$ @( b
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is# `/ E/ R" \7 r3 n, ~+ }3 W
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long lived fish
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h mercury+ U% H; I8 Z- D8 h# q
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6 J0 f9 G: x3 E& {4 W# bThe second section summarizes the mercury content/ C/ O% {- }9 T
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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contain
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asa). Over$ ]3 B" ` Q2 d% `1 b
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you% O, t3 n( J1 [; E" @, k
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
% x8 k6 \) d6 V, F1 chttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml. Q9 E0 u- n* t* a# }
http://www.hc
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