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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
' r- ]8 F2 G" b0 N/ sread on the internet that Basa5 n2 B" a6 A" d, e
is a contaminated fish
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& d N$ O) S% d1 U _& C: ?* k7 k9 y# lhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may( o ]3 H% J& i: k3 B \9 y
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find
, C3 a& L/ i% G6 ~: ]their origin in a long running trade dispute.' D- F8 c4 z( J
The CFIA
5 ^* \+ h; ^* S' pmonitors all fish imports carefully, a! P& g5 {" a4 [ {
nd inspect
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4 v3 r, e, P8 ?* m. _. p( {/ R, Owithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often( `9 p& Y( K6 d/ i
once they have
4 X8 }% Q5 h. j7 s1 R" Xproved safe2 r. m# [% `8 i8 x$ B" g
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.; I7 ?6 |- a' R5 o E; f
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer' r5 Z2 D4 t) u* i b) R/ U
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian) y# F# X# b/ d5 s- p* e
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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$ }4 {' }" v' @, q+ V7 me internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
2 [" f: t' G' @5 Ftesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may! k E2 P% L- d' Y$ {/ k6 q. s: r
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they- g3 g8 D0 V; I7 ^, I- _3 y
would like to research this more.
; v' X' s* i5 s" |# G! v9 LWe have- s# ?5 I# @3 d" Q2 G6 H
review
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3 D8 r' Z2 |- Ithe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
* Q5 Y9 _ O1 S3 N- l9 l. \. ycontaminants that are tested for.7 X- P0 g3 Y' Q' y" e
We have also4 N8 W2 x5 ?( i( N& U6 C3 z
received a test report from our importer which# b, H/ |# h# }0 Q
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find1 l1 A2 z. t3 j' U' d5 C
copied
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of the Health Canada website7 z( M# z0 r+ W' l
that should put this completely) y3 o- q" q" Y# H4 P6 R* ?
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
- O* ?' i' Y/ s( mlong lived fish
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contaminated6 ^8 y) |% j+ n: K5 Q
wit3 n; Q6 i" J, E( ~
h mercury
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* e8 u# ^& }" AThe second section summarizes the mercury content; B: U+ ~& s1 H# L# [4 w
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish
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- v( T, o5 [0 o' b- {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/ v( D6 L9 K* e( m: M1 @' x5 \
contain `7 H% v R" O4 \3 ^3 P
ing B
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you+ s U* Q5 h5 N! }9 f
want to know more I have included the link+ F d; d$ ~4 ^
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+ j/ ]8 R% N0 f" E. @7 i4 N& C, Lto where this info is found.
' B! g; e: b5 C" W! T/ \http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
G2 C: ^$ W+ \& L Z6 d2 Xhttp://www.hc. V9 t. R! }( |0 @/ F. W
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sc.gc.ca/fn1 q: J8 C# g* a _% n! E6 f
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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4 F' G' h( x4 B/ eeng.pdf
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