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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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, with particular emphasis on mercury( h( R8 t% Z- `& d4 S- |1 F- Y5 T
. We
' z& Q w0 n J! l, ehave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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find
9 g; g n, a* X! h: f! v9 i. \their origin in a long running trade dispute.
8 e( S/ V6 _, U+ PThe CFIA
4 S |4 L0 k4 b! ~: b6 Mmonitors all fish imports carefully, a5 M: R U) O# Y- p% S' k d
nd inspect; v+ {; C8 N: c( z4 W6 H
all new importers and new species# \: C q: t' `; K9 l0 H
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often$ T" }% w* ]% B* o9 }( W _* x
once they have
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those that may be
) j9 u7 [/ q: V% Tintroduced in the production process.- u H; Y0 W5 S) h
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
5 p+ U( u3 q8 ^( A: g: Ksomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
6 o# w! p: f. M/ w4 O! @. i4 K$ n5 iFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted' |: L3 Q0 E; [4 _# b9 ~+ P! m
on th
6 i) l7 R6 z/ Y" N P6 n. F* te internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing3 s: a- e/ t3 J
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
' K# @) g7 W' p- teven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they1 E; f; T& E* l% Y5 g# W8 [5 Y
would like to research this more.
+ ^; _& K# J& O: k5 K& q# UWe have
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ed
4 @- Q3 H4 @, t' @; K9 rthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and6 l+ ]5 c9 z0 q7 K3 Y
contaminants that are tested for.( a. e# E# E- J0 P X3 N1 Q; Y
We have also7 I3 h! Z0 x! D( v
received a test report from our importer which3 z5 Q G' \* N2 j# z* C' T; \
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find" z4 }9 Y* X8 Z s0 v r( `
copied; _7 Q6 V" i+ J4 U
sections. G/ {* i; ~3 {$ I( f1 \5 _
of the Health Canada website- m8 I) h3 [1 d, o, G% o. J
that should put this completely
, C! N/ I+ I7 q' W5 z, X1 [to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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& F# _# r% R9 K6 ~. ~/ |5 Qlong lived fish- m* ]8 q; F& S3 m4 M+ H
and is near the bottom of the food chain
3 a# A3 l3 U0 u7 fso seems unlikely to be
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wit
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The second section summarizes the mercury content/ Z7 `& i! ?5 C; r
actually found in testing4 L8 e' s$ Q J$ z: l9 a
in a
O2 {5 [# v2 o( m' h5 w2 v0 Zwide variety of fish
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concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section1 L. d H) W" _) t/ Z+ W
contain
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asa). Over; H0 J( Y, G6 t: m
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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s
# i) T2 w: N6 gto where this info is found., j7 ~2 G& a; V/ g" F9 f2 D( N
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml1 ^3 l6 t# b3 _" a4 R) a2 g
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
h$ }- c9 O& l6 hition/merc_fish_poisson
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