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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or( ]1 d5 s" W1 S# u, y( `
read on the internet that Basa' s4 y* R( q& P y/ P! ~2 @( J \
is a contaminated fish
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) S8 k f8 i, J' r( z1 ^- s# ]have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may: P) N( ~( B' [: ^# K
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
4 y. e( W u# B# t, GThe CFIA
5 F' m4 \/ B& w, d+ T8 omonitors all fish imports carefully, a- L2 G' t9 k+ U; i7 k- g6 l$ K- T
nd inspect {/ k4 x. D1 g/ t i- N
all new importers and new species
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once they have4 \1 b q }( b6 ^- p$ O
proved safe2 A4 W% I' H0 [9 ?- T/ s
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process. {6 Y5 P7 P0 H( b: s: n7 ~, f( j
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer; ^1 T7 S( K) Z" @! c5 x
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian- R9 ]( M: f) j) @- s/ P" b
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted- n- s8 N8 Y0 U" w: L
on th
0 l: W* ?; ~6 W* k5 ^9 E5 K' Be internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
% A3 L/ H! Z7 J9 G5 Jtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
$ i }0 W, P* j" V/ Y4 ieven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
6 w9 Y7 }/ k( W. Pwould like to research this more.
# a$ _4 }9 H# D2 gWe have
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) n" }7 f& e2 }' T; }8 f+ Ithe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and% ^ O% G% H F& L
contaminants that are tested for.2 E" X" G! S0 o& U
We have also
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9 Y; [# U( b0 i0 Bshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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copied
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that should put this completely
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not
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long lived fish
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The second section summarizes the mercury content% g1 U4 O) g+ c% `
actually found in testing
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7 E7 |1 m2 ?* @0 p" d' Owide variety of fish1 m/ D$ W! k, `1 ~. V
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( U# L/ P8 |; ^: n D7 w% _and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
$ @7 D" G! q/ _* i. X7 Lconcentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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# ?' U$ e8 |* }( C" Gto where this info is found.
( C% V6 y# I# Ehttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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