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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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is a contaminated fish
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. We
2 G& i8 u' c8 l0 ?. l, k4 Ahave 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.$ G9 V) y- b: a" ^0 S( \
The CFIA* \# ~5 E' ^- Q' H3 I) e
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe! M! r8 ]/ e7 } w- C6 Z
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and# @" L, v8 K/ J; k0 G
those that may be
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If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer( n7 ^+ ^* r C3 C
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
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9 ~, ~/ t/ h. I' A+ utesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may4 ~, H; G! I- ^- p! ~
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they( U, Y/ P3 q5 e
would like to research this more.8 l. d Z) A2 }
We have3 C, W' U0 _2 W2 J# F
review
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We have also" n7 {$ Z/ Z- }( m
received a test report from our importer which
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copied1 V( _2 ?4 V. c; z' ?$ D1 Q3 X
sections
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that should put this completely( u& ^$ W. _( b0 u ]/ U- }& d
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish
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contaminated1 g) o! ?! A' O
wit
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0 U& |% w- d vThe second section summarizes the mercury content" h/ M! a, F" I$ @2 H
actually found in testing
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low* a# a' W; t. ~; Y' r/ Z
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section; I, c) H2 r5 L
contain
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you. X" K! r% z3 ^# H1 S# S
want to know more I have included the link+ j' u: ]0 \: T
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml3 C7 H; t; S8 N
http://www.hc. h/ j) C9 k. h3 R7 w7 q8 `
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sc.gc.ca/fn$ H" N6 U. t( r
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eng.pdf
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