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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or6 L* W% L# m+ Q, t5 y) Q
read on the internet that Basa: ~7 E n, _+ o6 ]! P% ^
is a contaminated fish+ N/ n; Y/ r. x# ^
, with particular emphasis on mercury
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+ c& I7 Z4 R- r/ E% q% Bhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may& b( X. G6 x1 D
even; H4 g4 X+ c' B0 c$ M% D! P) D3 h
find
* b% T3 _! i5 `+ _' i0 ltheir origin in a long running trade dispute.+ ^" n5 w1 |+ j
The CFIA# [* b% M" [4 {7 \3 T6 X `/ d
monitors all fish imports carefully, a9 j% j9 s, O4 b+ v7 e/ g- L3 O" X
nd inspect1 ~9 \$ V6 w. R! y
all new importers and new species; G! L1 M! r' r: `) ^
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often; O; `. _9 J5 z' T+ W+ r% @
once they have4 ^) _, U, K3 d) A
proved safe
" w5 p, |) R- D0 x8 G1 ], k k8 M. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and6 K/ Y6 g3 u5 @3 U8 Z9 I
those that may be
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If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer% z( T* d* r. N3 V
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
- X+ m( G( a" {+ N- cFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
, d9 }9 R5 u. {7 f! G0 x) ~+ utesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
. a1 m3 M3 F9 d3 ?even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
5 `6 G% r" f% J) qwould like to research this more.
1 Y5 e% C8 n/ c. HWe have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and% K1 k9 H# S: e4 ^5 ~& S9 G
contaminants that are tested for.+ d! G; X S: g& E
We have also5 r& z7 G" M* D" W- H" [
received a test report from our importer which8 F2 @$ s8 W8 l8 V R1 i9 M
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find7 F% y+ B8 A- K6 L7 x% c
copied
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8 c8 p# M5 v7 sthat should put this completely% E( g% v5 _5 L9 w
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is$ Q: b2 M- v& y5 r1 l
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a
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so seems unlikely to be
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h mercury
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4 f+ M- n1 ^, v. dThe second section summarizes the mercury content) ?/ B" ?1 V' ^
actually found in testing d8 ~) d' e/ E8 r
in a
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low* ?, H, N# ~# y1 R1 v
concentrations (it2 Z k. B) x, Q3 t
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section& M& `. P) z& H( [( N* B4 {! k
contain
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asa). Over) t' Q4 G9 U; j9 W4 V
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you: m# [' G% u1 J; X- v
want to know more I have included the link* `6 p9 L; |) L' t! f: A" q; b$ b
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to where this info is found.* `0 N5 j! H7 v1 w) `* F! H
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
$ i, i$ F/ z: h1 u7 Khttp://www.hc7 O {9 j% e0 t1 L+ {
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sc.gc.ca/fn9 s, q% ^3 l1 f! e, i/ t' H0 w
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr& }$ a% a- H' `+ q' d/ L' u" ~
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eng.pdf0 ~( b1 S9 v" X+ D, T' c1 C
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