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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
: t' y- G/ t. D. c/ s$ i- \7 R1 i5 Vread 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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find
: R! L9 w( L! H6 X: W0 q) @0 E; Ytheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
/ s- P* i% ^2 t3 V1 j2 Z) E! QThe CFIA) U; m% n. @4 r* ~) T, y0 L: S
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species
/ U' ^. P, k! r! s# |! q9 fwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often& r1 a/ E; l4 d4 i: z
once they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and, |* Y5 @; P5 \* n
those that may be) {6 j2 }- O+ U" x# m6 P) ~+ N
introduced in the production process." Z( y. {( p0 L5 H8 m! |9 a
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
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Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted" R0 |1 L) R+ V: o( A O! H
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing/ j& P* n c, p/ K1 I4 _4 J4 w0 j" G
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may: L3 _- L7 p! p2 l
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they' i h( P6 X# T6 M* @1 A2 l4 c
would like to research this more.
y f5 k$ T, S+ Q; i4 qWe have' d' K3 K5 R% s* c% B- R8 }7 [
review
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, ^; C" V) h5 B O& Ythe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and5 U9 m% V/ |- @# {' f" I
contaminants that are tested for.4 v% m; Y8 Q5 A* Q; q8 B
We have also3 w7 f( G- h0 E8 z Y
received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find
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% i- a- C/ V% }6 u5 A6 `9 _9 Uto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is. C) |6 Y ~. t: d, q
not
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and is near the bottom of the food chain j% c2 s3 m2 w( d2 e7 j5 d" ?6 W9 {
so seems unlikely to be- Q% j! G- O2 e$ [
contaminated h& t7 I6 g4 A! |5 ?3 Z& r; ]
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h mercury
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& B" T+ ~. G+ [7 Y* r5 `The second section summarizes the mercury content
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2 G9 Q0 A4 |. Z1 W6 ~' j6 Bwide variety of fish
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- G0 J6 f& ~( U; H6 x& 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
6 X" n) X; a0 i: v9 o% Rcontain
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asa). Over
+ e2 M$ i3 c. j.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
( V' x. W1 |. i# n9 F% hwant to know more I have included the link
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0 y# S& \* S, t$ B+ m; [ gto where this info is found.
! F8 ?8 N# x. Ihttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml$ w+ R* o0 |* u" q, f/ ~8 p
http://www.hc# E7 j2 A. |$ P: T" ?) F2 ^# V
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sc.gc.ca/fn+ n, _: j# O' B& m, k- [; J0 P" R4 T
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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