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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or4 ]7 W) j) C( _+ d: A! Y$ T* _: V
read on the internet that Basa! R2 r' _# d! `) B7 \ X) q
is a contaminated fish# C" z- `. L9 n
, with particular emphasis on mercury
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7 T8 { Q+ Q2 Z9 G' n' phave 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.! x9 \/ U+ W4 x+ h
The CFIA
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all new importers and new species. Q7 I2 \% J3 ` t4 W7 j8 Q
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often5 O1 S, e' @! b2 |: K5 F
once they have
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1 a$ {- ?% M. Q7 E8 E. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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5 a6 L$ Q! H1 b9 ]: H3 m% a ]6 Fintroduced in the production process.
8 q- w6 e( j% T7 B( C! S7 ZIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer7 B+ `+ H% f# f1 i
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian8 e" }1 x. a6 y5 O5 E$ Y" a7 x6 N
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
' }! ~) D) U/ [, Y" Y C9 M0 @testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
+ L; v5 t9 Z4 R/ a# Oeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they8 |! f0 e" r$ d, e
would like to research this more. @7 ~+ a0 H$ Y; n
We have" s/ S) @* a& _) {2 s- D
review
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# S% y* O( D6 C# l- J/ Zreceived a test report from our importer which
0 ~1 Z" G( F% d, w) Wshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines9 r: ?! P1 w( j; F- K0 c- @
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8 f7 U) l( j( C3 f- V5 P5 w S7 EBelow, please find0 w# ^- i5 t7 W# B1 y" J9 W# ^$ z
copied
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish# o1 V% e0 X6 c1 i& ]
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a
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5 D" B+ q- p& T, Yand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low% m4 o7 U' E. n( ~0 E7 S! [
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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ing B
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you$ Y4 J3 i# w7 K7 X4 F$ {5 h5 J+ O' {
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
' T# E& A0 U# t& u* Nhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml' W( @: S5 j$ O$ y }3 f
http://www.hc* p0 \* G# b J" C7 Z3 d) ~
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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