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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or. p+ Z' R% i# r) o D9 e% w
read on the internet that Basa
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. We
4 m6 O- G* [" J) r7 | z0 Ehave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may5 u9 \& m# P& C; t+ v
even3 r4 c+ U+ k" v
find
3 v0 V c2 |( @, t6 r1 Y9 x1 etheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
: O" a' {+ G! b( B+ G, }" kThe CFIA
^3 x9 h5 `4 b$ y. Tmonitors all fish imports carefully, a
. L2 P. ~5 e5 u3 Q* N7 Xnd inspect- r( P6 j; @4 d- v' j% [. d! S5 x
all new importers and new species$ |& j! L4 K+ g' n3 [" u( O
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
; m/ f2 W p# }1 B; H9 O0 d( qonce they have: \6 b/ }8 B9 J6 q6 n) Y C8 u
proved safe
' U8 S5 v* _$ O9 q. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
$ y& r& L; A7 b n1 X2 `- @those that may be2 w! w* _* h& x4 x" I
introduced in the production process.
' r2 i3 k }% ~If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
3 h+ K9 C F1 e& \* N3 V6 }4 Hsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
! ~- z% W/ k6 m; LFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted1 ~ g+ s F( C- p5 F) x# M
on th) \( t* R h& s5 ]9 L2 r
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing& v1 j+ j c$ l1 E1 R. E6 P" H" o
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may% g1 X$ s& x+ E0 g" ^5 _: h! I: m: M
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they: g# m9 t2 Q( t- B6 U, l! t; Y2 F/ K
would like to research this more./ a x$ y& ?3 E
We have
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ed5 X6 y4 P5 X5 u7 h/ C: }
the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
* d" o6 }, s2 `" p/ g- gcontaminants that are tested for.+ f$ {6 I/ ]* {9 R4 @. B; Z% b
We have also6 q& o. d$ U" b0 Y n' V0 p9 `
received a test report from our importer which
5 k$ w# i( b+ B/ Fshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find5 J! F* ]4 A; ^1 o m
copied) d/ y; A' H2 Y' ^7 O$ E0 t
sections
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. H: B, M; X+ d3 M1 @0 h3 q4 vthat should put this completely
: }1 m, }. z) r. w% R0 Kto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is7 L( c$ V4 w7 ?; x' ?) p& u
not
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9 O0 r3 _7 N' C. mlong lived fish3 W* ?' R9 ]7 X& B. C6 q' S/ v
and is near the bottom of the food chain
7 x& |. q# O' U1 H eso seems unlikely to be' e" u- i! G- j& C
contaminated
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h mercury
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9 O9 i* G" L; fThe second section summarizes the mercury content
3 @, E+ g/ n' ]- u7 Tactually found in testing4 y8 [3 U+ R1 ^5 Q$ i6 J8 N* d& h. ]
in a
' T* J6 p3 u* c. q+ i5 O$ z% xwide variety of fish! N( @% }) l# o4 `
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z5 m5 a+ {9 nand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low( H, U5 B/ }; C L9 v' p
concentrations (it' v+ }4 N, U+ v8 i4 D
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section8 Z# T$ b. H+ U/ _, |8 r+ K* m) V
contain
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( A( V# w7 e8 z- y' a# g% t" zasa). Over3 \2 i; M d% l2 D4 Y
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you% P$ H; m$ j6 l; }, @$ T* `; |$ p
want to know more I have included the link5 Q6 {) H2 G3 Q# R! X3 l2 K
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4 ]" o! w4 Z4 L6 {& T5 p. @to where this info is found.- x d, L# D Y0 U3 l8 d
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml5 Y8 o/ q1 }1 V) I9 e" d
http://www.hc; E* Z) P! A5 w' g4 G' @# w
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sc.gc.ca/fn0 ~ c6 L+ ^1 M
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an/alt_formats/hpfb6 B6 h- A6 Y, E$ q! A4 g
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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9 Z* `6 t2 K* ^eng.pdf) M; C# ~# \2 O
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