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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or4 Y6 Y8 Q7 |7 v
read on the internet that Basa0 {/ w0 V4 ? T3 Q; W0 @8 G8 P1 G
is a contaminated fish7 K% k, l7 o& v- c% L
, with particular emphasis on mercury, U: I% F( k0 c7 m4 {$ M
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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their origin in a long running trade dispute. y+ F) i3 c0 n, i7 F+ |
The CFIA
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nd inspect
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once they have
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1 n- ^1 b5 ~% j$ M; b. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
4 O7 z- C6 Q |( z, a7 t e, o/ FIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
; g& @, f8 n1 k7 psomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian: ~; m8 ]$ \- h% [! f1 p y' s
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted, S+ p! }+ T% k" K6 F0 y
on th2 C' h8 j4 [1 B5 l1 X/ E
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing: D3 }1 {4 w8 f: \, @/ o
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
* c/ r# v% w: o* G( L$ leven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they, P1 k/ N3 Z. B" k$ Q6 w5 X
would like to research this more.
/ b/ {4 I4 F# M% M# B- RWe have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and; O% u% `: _+ L" ?. J; r/ m; I
contaminants that are tested for.* V- I6 a i! C- A6 h! ]
We have also; q% V$ T6 Z6 j7 Y1 H
received a test report from our importer which8 g* \6 Z8 s8 F+ x6 e! m) G2 n3 c
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines; L8 Y4 T6 g& m
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2 f" n+ {/ v4 L6 \" ?5 WBelow, please find
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sections' C# G' E$ }: E3 i9 P
of the Health Canada website. o! C' B: O i& u
that should put this completely% R0 Z* f9 m7 }4 J" X. \& d
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish
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h mercury( A& w9 {3 X8 j7 {
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The second section summarizes the mercury content4 t( ]0 k% ]- V
actually found in testing' a0 q+ [+ t# H* s4 c1 B; x
in a+ p+ T3 ^/ m6 u
wide variety of fish
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3 M# M+ j+ R" a8 t! j9 V8 xand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low. F6 w8 O/ K3 b
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
1 c8 Z% q) B! d# y6 {want to know more I have included the link
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3 R. F/ m* n) xhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml2 }7 y' w$ @& l7 {+ p A3 J) ]% L- Y! w
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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