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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or+ V( M+ C8 V5 w9 B
read on the internet that Basa" ?6 E( y' n# C' F" k
is a contaminated fish5 r1 R2 U& \! [; o2 l0 m. b* X
, with particular emphasis on mercury* u" }' j; z( }9 D
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may+ m2 U; O3 D! m9 h
even
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5 o0 h! J/ W Xtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.1 D3 c: K. {0 u+ p- i6 a; q
The CFIA. C$ Z8 R: }5 d- \
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species: r5 Y2 S$ Q& M* |; E/ i" o l
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe
* n/ @, [4 @) V! r. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and( U$ ]5 j a6 C- T: x
those that may be
3 P) B* y4 c5 G+ w2 w# Cintroduced in the production process.
# X' n: H: E/ K- XIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
% A! ?0 R1 r/ [7 V1 j W f* B( csomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
# \+ A5 i0 T: IFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted' @! h( V0 U9 T
on th
# N* q( }8 X/ n' E# {1 T7 T& le internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing2 Q: _* M o# }0 B# f' }
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
) v: [( \+ Q0 V# y3 }/ ueven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they# J* ], C* z" j7 _$ n
would 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
# g- D0 p [: y1 s. Kcontaminants that are tested for.& @1 D( z. Z# ?/ P2 M
We have also
% Z) l. g* P2 breceived a test report from our importer which
* g; T3 t6 g7 M" Ishows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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5 c8 K& J3 g7 O( \3 zBelow, please find! y' P1 y* e, O$ ]% C
copied: \' D. C. X& h
sections( T, t. [' R1 _& U
of the Health Canada website
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, u, F% }8 P( Z9 w \to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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0 i: T9 W: F5 u4 M: X3 ~5 Rlong lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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wit' w# z; }! ~8 i+ Y
h mercury
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+ ^+ \( x5 w S% e- ~The second section summarizes the mercury content, I! K" Y" c9 D8 ?1 R: S% S
actually found in testing# e* _9 |* g# J% j5 V- U/ M
in a
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low7 u! z% d% a$ Z7 F$ h
concentrations (it
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. [' e: ], U& b$ H4 f' x% z( rs about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section# j o6 ?: \/ |9 q9 j( ?
contain- s/ Z8 ~4 g8 j; |0 t: I. r& I
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asa). Over, W- P# _9 C. t1 G5 P
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
: B) D& g8 F# U, xwant to know more I have included the link W5 b3 |: a6 p% n
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to where this info is found.' x( ^! Z1 u/ [7 y- H. k
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
, Y5 @0 S: Z& c/ w P |4 E) nhttp://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn) U' {% c& R6 ^* O! y/ [6 J0 X
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf
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