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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or; i& G; S2 H( @* S( r. F
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may' m2 o. C1 G6 u1 g( p) J/ I
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find
$ V0 v( P+ x' ^3 U" H6 @, Jtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.; C1 V+ Q& B* r. I) `7 I( ]8 i, L
The CFIA
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nd inspect) C% f/ t$ x3 J. w( M
all new importers and new species/ P- f1 U9 {6 L- ^5 G$ B9 ^3 }3 v
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often+ k+ d. J* D' S3 K/ T2 a2 F
once they have. \) S( T; k% {# u. g0 M8 R3 h2 p7 C- ~
proved safe
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those that may be( g+ T6 m/ l& T U0 B3 N# n
introduced in the production process.& K2 `7 a, X( Q
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
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Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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" X) \' @2 h7 E# r7 B0 [0 De internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing W$ N* w, | J0 {% @& z
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
* n" n5 Q" S5 E* \$ e4 w0 ueven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
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We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and9 n& E! i1 ]9 H% C8 o: ?7 `8 B4 i0 z
contaminants that are tested for.
7 A8 ~1 b4 w1 b& c5 Q2 A* kWe have also! O1 I4 m' ^% `( I6 y U/ |( |
received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find6 C3 }9 Z: h! T$ Y# E9 E
copied
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of the Health Canada website
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is3 y1 @% O& y/ M% G
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long lived fish
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contaminated
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% u" m( a& t) u* s3 ?4 ah mercury. N0 t2 Y5 }% ?7 E/ o7 E
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The second section summarizes the mercury content. v. N) ?. V, A. X
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low4 Y ?0 ^: Q8 e
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section- ^' p* p+ R3 F1 `: X; W% `
contain
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& p7 D) m) R9 a! R! W* K$ J5 I4 w! Y.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you' o9 c. _* W D% N1 |5 P% I
want to know more I have included the link
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; S% o' D6 W! M( |7 a8 P3 Nto where this info is found.
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http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn4 d: y2 X! ~- h0 V! {2 x
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr/ r% X4 A7 ]/ T+ Z' e
ition/merc_fish_poisson) T9 f( x4 K7 Q# U7 X f5 y9 z; a
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eng.pdf
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