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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or D, M! @; t. O* g" O8 U
read on the internet that Basa: W9 E+ r! U% t' V, ?. b
is a contaminated fish
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% [! O$ T' b& r4 E9 l/ Hhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may; D, ?3 \# \0 G
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find
9 ~5 O Y; {* P J! u# Htheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
6 u; q1 v4 P: j. S9 T( S, bThe CFIA/ i! D) A& P3 b7 l
monitors all fish imports carefully, a1 y% N% e9 g" B
nd inspect
0 J8 ]% E& q: g' zall new importers and new species
/ s6 q/ d9 U+ x: pwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
7 d% \4 M2 _7 X \" c* Yonce they have4 J2 r0 M% |: p i" n0 ?: }
proved safe3 l& \2 B3 g. R/ D
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and5 |1 ~( V7 n- O+ ^ m( F- }5 b
those that may be/ Q: U# D' p# ?3 g" {% ~: H
introduced in the production process.' C- O, q% O2 \& A
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer2 |+ P% ^+ k4 r/ ]& M
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian6 M1 B, {6 p" z: ?% p- H
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted7 J' \* r" x4 U7 v. v5 F' ^3 a
on th, e9 m) w, Q+ M1 s
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing8 e0 g+ _ P" f: p# T
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
0 M1 m; V* f4 [: A# i9 Neven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
5 O! p) F2 |7 I3 G( ~would like to research this more.' D% B$ L) Z% k7 P- c
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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received a test report from our importer which
* u) @# m4 r. L+ tshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines& q8 c- h- I4 Y' V4 S, i
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Below, please find* \5 ^. h6 m% W2 I* G0 y
copied
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; a* [ Q/ D+ N, gthat should put this completely
. _% ^: L. `* d" P3 gto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is# t; |+ _: `4 _4 G) q; U, q0 G# [# u
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long lived fish
; L: I/ [; m3 G2 x7 hand is near the bottom of the food chain
3 Y6 }6 ]. G a; G& h yso seems unlikely to be
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h mercury) |4 b- i; X' P" i) L8 _$ ^& V
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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8 x# N) w! ^ W. [1 S' A( kwide variety of fish' S3 r3 `! V2 W$ Y( c
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low- L, P4 P2 X/ s" p/ \7 }# e
concentrations (it+ ~( C: T% ?* @9 e
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8 L/ C, h$ R: v$ `+ ~' Y6 v* hs about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section# o6 ~5 a/ m# `# `5 C
contain
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you8 |$ {, ~, _5 X4 h# L& m
want to know more I have included the link% Z6 u& }/ O0 }
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml; z, v- ]: K) |- X/ Q6 [( o
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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