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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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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may9 ]/ ?$ R m! J/ T
even
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The CFIA9 M( n! F% _# _3 B7 ~" Z
monitors all fish imports carefully, a- F, K3 W/ m9 {
nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often3 L' `4 F% t) u8 H, U+ p# Z* H2 F* A# g/ _
once they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and8 X6 N$ }. W! D s
those that may be. G! L5 }" R( t4 h
introduced in the production process.
; V0 y% ]9 W7 d, QIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer* S( Y0 g" v) T7 Z5 ?
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian* \5 `7 h% ~ d+ ?( Y$ H6 k' }2 V
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted6 F# [0 b5 U! A2 C
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing7 R# k( \1 D: [, [+ t0 x5 z
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
$ W7 G6 Q, f8 f2 v0 Y( ?even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
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review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and8 A, |2 E& U9 m" u1 ^! ^
contaminants that are tested for.0 @ v) P& W$ W' w/ ~. a
We have also/ B" P# w. p# a5 ]7 n+ R2 @+ w
received a test report from our importer which7 x) i7 q& O) b& a5 h5 H9 |
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines; _, H6 P1 s7 K y6 l7 o
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Below, please find
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sections
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that should put this completely# X3 a7 W1 {5 a( i( l( [8 G4 M
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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so seems unlikely to be5 z0 J2 |1 Q1 ?) }8 a
contaminated- O( i" q5 |5 x
wit
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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wide variety of fish& [8 T, w+ U9 G' l) {
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low1 Y) W+ I5 @8 |+ l
concentrations (it: ?/ N8 ] w& {; e6 P. H9 l
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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% c: e# w% Z9 ^' ?- r: ^6 ?8 @.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you$ z A( g% N7 e6 H$ R; i
want to know more I have included the link' S: q5 O# v* O9 x- I
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml, |: X; K" e8 E& k
http://www.hc6 R6 m& b7 P2 y: E# V- W2 |7 b
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