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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or0 i, t ~6 J+ P* P3 ~! I% Q) I' D
read on the internet that Basa- C, M" U, J$ o) X6 ^+ s
is a contaminated fish
$ w7 k& I- n4 S8 X' f, with particular emphasis on mercury; s! i N4 }: i5 O7 K" t+ L
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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.
# Z8 z; J6 L! ^1 `, ^The CFIA! x" ]6 {* M1 ^4 ~% w# l1 Q
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species9 a! C9 j7 k( \ `3 u
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often' S8 K' j0 d! x, R7 ]
once they have: O+ |. p. k) a8 r. x8 P8 H- L
proved safe
. b# w% G' |- g3 C. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
4 p) F* S0 ~% _! w' |If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
0 l' d* Z% y4 D/ C( Gsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
6 d9 L; T7 T; h; v4 L6 |$ b, Y/ gFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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7 ?" d n( Q6 ~+ Q; t7 o6 Z5 |e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing9 m% v m0 h9 K; Y" _
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
; p/ j! p' W8 eeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they6 R2 ]: I, ^' ~# {- L
would like to research this more.
* y1 p* ^0 t8 A+ P/ V4 EWe have1 W, b" o+ ^/ k d1 R8 @
review" X" |6 Y4 e6 e, f. t
ed
+ _0 A% z# X% s8 xthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
$ [. H5 W# j* W8 w. I/ F5 U6 v+ Econtaminants that are tested for.
' n# x* r* H: B) W- sWe have also
) g* u9 O1 A+ n# T+ Mreceived a test report from our importer which# g B$ O9 Q9 z& Q' h5 @
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find! v b- H+ u/ W
copied
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that should put this completely: ]6 r" }. t" [" o
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is$ b% L3 [0 {" {0 }$ G& S0 V3 Z1 D4 _0 i2 Z
not
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0 `' R8 _) u L/ j; p; Ilong lived fish% X% A3 y6 X( h
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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contaminated; O3 T4 Z, e( u% ]: I: `
wit
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. u; O$ y( E& P2 e6 Q, xThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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p4 s) F+ w! m5 ~, rwide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low7 [ s x% V [4 j6 Q% D8 L; ~2 x
concentrations (it- q; W! _, P6 p6 f8 E% Z$ \! f# P
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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to where this info is found.4 _; E7 I' T2 O3 @6 {
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml7 x) ] f0 ^$ ]2 p6 o$ G! ^
http://www.hc* z( l! J$ S+ P8 q4 a6 C5 n
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr; G8 b' V, I* T) l5 |
ition/merc_fish_poisson% }6 C- N% Y. e3 D {
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