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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or, w! J8 ^% s+ a( z2 H) H, t
read on the internet that Basa' V3 t, Z5 q" p. u. y7 Y
is a contaminated fish) T3 E% F& q8 y/ [
, 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) s3 O( o3 x* {- X! A0 Q
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find1 k1 g4 C6 {2 J& l" z1 R, E
their origin in a long running trade dispute.4 _+ P- }' i( _
The CFIA- J" u( m9 ?$ \7 t: u+ X
monitors all fish imports carefully, a# ]8 C/ C8 |& i
nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often ]! c ~. d$ L* O% M% ?. S
once they have
# z# r. z2 Z7 J" ~9 p1 Gproved safe
' F+ N1 ~+ x- ^$ f. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and c: l4 u2 V1 E' G% M7 }1 f
those that may be
: I8 r; q: @0 D3 B8 f2 a" Qintroduced in the production process.
# D3 c: M5 |7 }' h3 S* PIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer# m( C$ ^' _' F" m7 f7 d" R
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
* S a, I+ c* B; `! JFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted- ^. k- k# l& Y/ t1 {
on th
0 P, c! H5 }; v. { E4 t |e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
- y- u! K" H; F9 ]% Ltesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
4 L1 \- U! m5 ?8 Seven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
- Y# u8 T2 y+ twould like to research this more.# G/ c6 I( q- G; b
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and) v9 @$ J) z& \- F0 U
contaminants that are tested for.
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received a test report from our importer which
+ t5 N* C0 f& {8 sshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines/ ]$ Z& h3 |/ j% I$ ~) h/ j
.
: M: a% V( N; A ~* q" ~Below, please find1 K& O# h( d3 y4 F7 L5 [: [
copied* v% x# U$ I, K; Y
sections6 Q0 L& |) @6 j& ^- O
of the Health Canada website$ E; I+ R' |7 q% @+ @5 g
that should put this completely
! | V2 X: m: J* B; j. z& uto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is- ?- e. W& Q5 y* w& k
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a
, |/ T1 {1 n+ G, ]% ~1 y2 Llong lived fish
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5 _! j5 n; p8 G; [. F/ D0 T5 Y5 L# econtaminated
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; x% J3 |2 u( F+ p4 q, ]h mercury2 E8 k1 I5 A% x; [ N0 r4 M+ M
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a
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5 t6 h# r& K# C" G: E7 ^5 Tand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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/ ?, y1 k1 k/ C$ z4 e) Ys about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
, Z; j# B+ @( h2 tcontain
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( ^+ m4 r! [5 S9 ^3 @: J5 ]6 iasa). Over
3 M" [! k) r* q6 ~; {6 R5 H.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
( K9 m% `+ ]% }5 v+ X Ewant to know more I have included the link/ V5 d# P: P8 f9 U
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
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