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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
! L6 u, J% c: l, d7 N3 {read on the internet that Basa0 W0 H6 h( G* g3 v3 m
is a contaminated fish6 w1 |) P. q0 F. c: t! S
, with particular emphasis on mercury4 P6 g4 I$ [/ u* n' \8 J8 U
. We
5 q1 N, Z) J$ R, [; fhave 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.2 n, I) _" \% G
The CFIA
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nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often" \( s# e9 ?. I8 L; Z. o
once they have% _) F. M4 S' ?
proved safe
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those that may be" r$ C6 q |0 ^' k" X( s
introduced in the production process.7 W% T8 g9 _; T3 }# E7 Z; _
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
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- _7 v' y. e- S: Q# o. d" T/ oFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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7 T3 J p, t$ O5 y) ~, ^e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing& t' ?# z9 ]* O/ C1 j6 C
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may5 H( h9 D F6 [: c1 I6 {
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
/ d6 _( B9 N6 Z5 }& Z6 _6 z' Owould like to research this more.: ^+ e! w! N% {0 M1 X7 l
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and0 Q% v8 J! ?: q- d; D2 o1 ?( @
contaminants that are tested for.
0 e" i* b- D: y( H5 iWe have also$ A5 S4 ~4 _9 x" h) j
received a test report from our importer which% @' Q, R, C3 s; K2 w( |
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines( G- E& F! m* d& k
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% [# ^$ ]. G& B u4 c b/ iBelow, please find
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sections/ K% L8 U2 a8 g0 ]7 z; s
of the Health Canada website! W- b# S- X5 w" |, A$ L
that should put this completely
' f. z1 z" x; L' K& k" `" {$ {! gto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is8 a4 O) _) }8 |
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a
" [* p8 }" {7 q7 o6 wlong lived fish! d; p3 n% o3 X
and is near the bottom of the food chain
( `+ J1 r% ?0 n k! m# L sso seems unlikely to be
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4 M! v( w0 d* M6 b4 x9 S. h) S) mThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a
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! m3 J! _) N* u$ vand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low7 e5 ^1 D! _, Y& R6 u, M
concentrations (it0 f, ]. I2 o) \1 }6 O
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
2 w3 F% {- U6 H Ucontain
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asa). Over- n. N/ y% |7 H Q! l2 n* e$ \" s& E
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you& D/ C3 A; y' W: b# U" [: P8 q+ M7 d
want to know more I have included the link) H# R4 k4 h7 J1 ]8 L
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# a" u! I5 x' r1 Z8 U& X* Rto where this info is found.+ J. E( ~5 c8 m f7 m
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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& x, E: [! f( P1 qition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf
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