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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or( C: z7 N! T, g$ V
read on the internet that Basa0 i- l( K, @5 Q+ }& K
is a contaminated fish
3 W; f7 ^; k% M1 R* q, with particular emphasis on mercury
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' D# m4 `3 l. j2 e) j+ Hhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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find
x* ?$ E4 Y h4 h+ s3 y' ttheir origin in a long running trade dispute.! C) S2 v- \* j: n2 V
The CFIA9 j( @5 F5 ^/ E4 Y T
monitors all fish imports carefully, a5 Y6 R% Q& F6 M6 V+ l; D4 l
nd inspect/ M# H0 L5 J0 z3 |4 U* y
all new importers and new species
3 ?3 N" p" O8 lwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe
# d; h6 R* W7 H% r( v/ j$ u$ D. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
+ c0 Z6 L2 }- B2 s+ z1 \( t- z, ~those that may be
% J& U3 ?2 ~7 I# Q- u" d) {- Jintroduced in the production process.
4 ?& g. W+ K" o- f$ w# NIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer# f1 e% ~& k" C' o
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian! D, e6 M* B, | ~7 ~" x0 [
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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6 P: X1 X! X0 `: g2 O O3 T' k! Ge internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing, H$ T2 b. L; c8 y
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
{+ ~- H- p0 t- [, K* yeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they8 S/ ^, ~8 E' R0 B* r, j
would like to research this more.
$ |, g0 q0 j' j; B+ \( j2 OWe have, E ^, o! y" z: n7 ^
review
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5 o: \' f' C; l4 S! V% Kthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and$ r" N7 i; p. y" U, Y
contaminants that are tested for.7 G$ z9 F0 D3 {. a" _6 ]! y2 D0 w; J! I* H
We have also
( Z3 | h/ L1 |/ a1 I, xreceived a test report from our importer which
" h" v: H3 F! f$ _shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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" m$ _. e! x1 N$ e. B9 qBelow, please find
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sections: m, B( e, |5 R$ h
of the Health Canada website, I c0 K8 e7 t' a, ~0 W& f
that should put this completely# i( G( P: p" u( u1 m6 h
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is* `( p1 l7 `, f% X: y( I1 ^) h
not' ^ ?0 f) t8 |5 u: ^4 `
a
' q. i( L8 T: u4 Ulong lived fish
6 R, b- R+ |1 @% g8 I: m6 a ?" M' Mand is near the bottom of the food chain
' [' X( z# W* s+ x, F6 u% X+ l5 g0 Eso seems unlikely to be
+ {, P! K/ l% n. `3 qcontaminated% M- @+ |" ^! m( v0 l
wit
5 V0 S: ^$ S& w* @h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content- Q9 M; { g! ~: M0 Z2 Q
actually found in testing
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) V* n6 |6 G- @0 jwide variety of fish6 g& Y/ L- R: i% A; v7 G! ?
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low$ }8 m+ ]8 a% Y" o
concentrations (it2 a& q% W. y& G
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section% v4 M" M4 a7 |& ^
contain7 E9 v2 v Q5 i- p
ing B" S, Z4 K4 F- y! i( {1 i. h
asa). Over
) U( x) _2 ?! j. U& M) l" N* l.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
- X( Y7 ^5 z& F6 F( P" Q- ewant to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
' f' _. ?( A K; Qhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml- D8 E( @3 n6 f
http://www.hc
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an/alt_formats/hpfb2 A: K2 b3 U# z
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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