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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
; k% {1 o0 t& b o$ kread on the internet that Basa$ Q4 q# z: a. d5 Y$ l4 l, W# v0 T
is a contaminated fish1 ]% H1 ]% @. Y8 P! X* I ~
, with particular emphasis on mercury& t; A/ x- P$ K! c5 b
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may# M4 l: \) q- r2 c
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.5 H- T6 L+ ?; h1 }7 n
The CFIA$ m: R3 Y5 A; l$ m4 ^' \3 y ]
monitors all fish imports carefully, a9 K( L; ]5 j. w# Z. T9 N$ u
nd inspect
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proved safe
5 e/ N! U' @5 \* b( E. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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& T( F/ n- o7 s9 I% x5 `" fIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer4 S$ y7 Z5 C! z2 Q5 j
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
8 S5 [7 D! F% N* Q# OFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted$ B' G; p$ A* R9 c* L; B7 E
on th* d% x5 q7 V2 {: x0 v3 q
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
D1 {0 A* ?) p2 w3 B3 B% jtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may1 P1 m0 V5 p6 \! U$ t, T) N
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they5 E$ D( D2 }) T7 G5 t* f; s* _# G# H
would like to research this more.! d9 Z5 w5 L( v# c
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
8 H% z9 V% R, x1 X bcontaminants that are tested for.$ [ l1 c$ X3 t2 h$ L
We have also$ o, O1 ?& L. v: D+ ~3 g
received a test report from our importer which. t! {, }$ x( ~9 u: O) K9 M
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find
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sections2 D& Q3 Q" ]; c, L
of the Health Canada website ?( W* O: n0 W/ ?& k X0 x: n
that should put this completely+ H. A' `# c3 i, X
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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- u( {, [- r# y# ?, z5 \long lived fish# N! q$ E: m2 m4 n, v1 Z1 D
and is near the bottom of the food chain \! \9 z2 |; n L, H) G* n, |% e' [
so seems unlikely to be% Y( h0 \2 U+ F8 T3 Y
contaminated/ i# |( r3 }- i7 Z) x1 ?6 o! ?
wit
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The second section summarizes the mercury content, b6 J Q o" l3 O/ I+ B
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish, R0 e% s& ?7 e2 B3 d
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low4 I* Y7 w& i" i8 h' _
concentrations (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
5 p; _! f w$ M. ^2 W. n8 e, c$ Xwant to know more I have included the link
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9 \& U5 p) e4 c& G& C9 n6 r9 t- I$ Bto where this info is found.
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http://www.hc' ~; q/ s4 }5 W- m% v% {
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