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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
_4 f5 [+ Q" |% Z. i- yread on the internet that Basa- j1 L, y8 F3 P7 l. x
is a contaminated fish6 K' j9 d1 S5 p' X A
, with particular emphasis on mercury* q, i* [: d8 e# L( ]
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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.
% b: s- `: ~1 q. p& ~The CFIA
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all new importers and new species
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once they have
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0 Z2 D7 m: r! L1 a. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and2 s$ p% Q& A: K- u' k& F
those that may be
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9 T+ D+ \9 g# }( O8 d4 tIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer( n1 F4 M0 ]$ G; H) ?7 @ P
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
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even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they6 K, X! C& }7 t s
would like to research this more.( _6 p { J4 W4 m8 M F a5 }3 w$ N
We have" Q2 ~' R8 K. G1 p5 `9 W
review4 T6 Z! Z; V! M2 [9 }
ed
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contaminants that are tested for.# N( A: K8 b4 C% g' s
We have also& ~& G" |, v3 z3 C' f$ v7 F' z
received a test report from our importer which- W4 b0 N- E& Y
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines2 `3 ]5 U& d0 Y& a( b' l7 b! b( d
.
' z5 L4 ~1 ]% T$ Z' vBelow, please find
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sections. f( [$ P2 U# l' W5 D5 S H3 k
of the Health Canada website! a: v" T9 X) \. w
that should put this completely) P7 q1 Q5 u3 N$ ?5 ]
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is' u% I" r& s7 d. L y
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a
. ~) [ R5 a9 l: I4 v* H7 U3 P6 plong lived fish( B/ J* `8 L8 J# r6 ^& k
and is near the bottom of the food chain7 L5 w1 E% c9 Z' k9 k
so seems unlikely to be
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h mercury( K: O# p5 w1 Y& ], A9 M7 o
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5 l% Q5 r, U" ]; g5 @The second section summarizes the mercury content) Q1 z5 q+ ~( t% L" c) Z2 a- v
actually found in testing1 v0 m( ]* v- h7 ?3 d
in a( b) z5 s' T2 R4 H2 U
wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low5 T3 b6 _1 U8 H2 o
concentrations (it2 `8 D3 z5 m( S2 a
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contain
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asa). Over% [9 U, H2 T5 E% D. l
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you( ?/ p" s+ }( }2 g/ S1 Y
want to know more I have included the link
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4 y0 x1 z& `1 C+ U+ g: G& I3 wto where this info is found.) A: r' [9 f4 J- _
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml; Y, k7 L. I! [$ w* ^6 s
http://www.hc1 I! e8 ^# p# x, P
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