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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or1 p' Q, y- `4 k* e& W( g( _
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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9 b& @" r3 S/ b- `have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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find
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/ y9 y5 Z7 t: Q8 f1 NThe CFIA1 R) A! ~) D' E! L9 B0 `$ i" s
monitors all fish imports carefully, a. @$ }- `3 n! J! x( R
nd inspect
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proved safe3 Y0 d$ U) c8 @8 N# k* C/ r J* b
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and' ]+ ?; S9 r5 j# y
those that may be/ e) l( n8 a. Z* y
introduced in the production process.: A4 l6 k! `& L6 x- `3 f& b
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer, H9 e9 y- I. u8 Y
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
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on th
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9 K6 ^- S. N/ u2 n& j! d; P8 ktesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may2 Z4 f) \+ a w4 i
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
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We have) d7 T3 M+ Y r
review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and7 O% k% e `1 ^, R' j& c
contaminants that are tested for.
* q% @; o& Y( U% SWe have also
' U; x* \1 q6 J+ E% v; b3 Greceived a test report from our importer which1 w7 u# d4 ?! E$ L' v9 O# ~# f# i
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find6 f! @9 P% `2 ]' n8 k; }+ j9 u
copied
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that should put this completely" @9 k1 U/ U' g0 Y: c$ m7 ~
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish$ L: W! F' O# A9 r4 ~4 ^' D
and is near the bottom of the food chain( g& Q, |5 W* `* I* ^
so seems unlikely to be
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h mercury
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/ c6 U& w9 }; OThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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wide variety of fish. K6 P" f* ?; p, h1 Q
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" P5 e3 d( i, eand 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
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asa). Over
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want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
. N3 u( `5 d, H2 Q" ^ Whttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml; j, x# q {- J; \9 j% y& ?' d
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb7 u$ n- W, Y5 [/ |/ a
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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eng.pdf
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