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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
9 z. U' ]! d$ i$ iread on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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. g4 [7 G5 m. ]# dhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may; |- g& s7 y/ o( u
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.- k% ^' g( J- ~; y& Y/ f5 e9 H, k; k
The CFIA) F+ r& T' i$ ?
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe6 \0 n3 W* @1 a' ~# K0 @1 p
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
$ O H/ q" ?, v/ N% \5 Othose that may be
& ]! q0 m8 K: Eintroduced in the production process.
* T8 J- a5 ~: ?: x: S( VIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
% W( d9 Z2 b6 k6 a, P+ l) [1 Asomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
+ i3 H7 h) s, P5 y9 C6 Z7 qFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted R& k2 T" c- p# p; E
on th& F; O2 u, h d3 Z4 l" I* H6 v
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
f4 o# n1 P; Qtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
q& X$ c$ { O7 w1 A" {* Ceven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
$ i F& O" N2 |* ~" l9 _# \would like to research this more.% `4 l) }1 L% U
We have
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. y* E: p9 F5 Y& l& econtaminants that are tested for.
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received a test report from our importer which
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copied
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of the Health Canada website2 f3 G7 n3 g, U5 W2 g7 g" O0 U, B5 t
that should put this completely
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not
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long lived fish2 K$ F7 I$ a6 j0 O
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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h mercury
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) [5 x& w+ I. H9 VThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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) b: s" N% J/ y9 xwide variety of fish/ }2 [8 p* l; l( u' q4 `5 ^9 S
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& G& [7 q5 Z: f+ Cand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low/ ^$ I9 p J( C, B6 U
concentrations (it
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contain
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you g- E' w& i& Z% {; w; O
want to know more I have included the link3 b Z, o# L' h6 w
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
# k9 F% |2 S# X, Z( Qhttp://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn% Q9 z! O' K, p# W |0 G8 Q$ P
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr% x- {* o& O2 q5 m/ [ ?* X
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