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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
, k/ i6 J" v/ K+ Sread on the internet that Basa
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, 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
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
2 y8 J; f* x+ t! ?The CFIA7 I. ?8 }! A' y$ ?3 E- z
monitors all fish imports carefully, a" l" m, Q/ l6 {
nd inspect- {% O: F7 v. t3 t5 ]- m
all new importers and new species
5 D' Q) F% P8 ?9 P; w3 B" kwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe+ g3 {4 \- [3 q: x7 E! D' d
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and3 ~* d- [# h4 w/ w% c, Z
those that may be. N5 t6 V4 n9 C% p
introduced in the production process.& d K/ e' T- n5 P* b$ k
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
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Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted8 I+ c d8 l3 b) F' [0 Z& z
on th
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- s3 Z" @( U2 F5 Y( W* ltesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may/ P/ ?) E) }( Y
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
2 N, v- M: b' r5 Lwould like to research this more.6 ^' E, x p: a' w+ W
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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received a test report from our importer which8 H* ?$ Q g( w4 k8 S9 {
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines8 {0 Y7 m3 M! K4 C# U' D8 v6 ]
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Below, please find
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of the Health Canada website# h& t4 h$ c" O' e9 C
that should put this completely: ~& E6 b& n" y- u9 ?& J9 u; ^
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
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The second section summarizes the mercury content$ k' l% z' v8 E
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish3 Z. E! X; R9 a& I9 g8 n
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section# Y% p6 ^. q0 e: O% f
contain
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asa). Over" N: M( G0 }% {
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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to where this info is found.& v2 d" n2 a2 ]) S, D' }
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml+ Q3 x" y* v2 T+ ?
http://www.hc+ Z4 i' U7 D6 g- z m# F% V g
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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