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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or' R, n8 k6 w% c$ ^4 |. X3 {! N
read on the internet that Basa3 r( _1 t; l: W" U5 U( F) W2 W
is a contaminated fish6 ]$ A6 n0 f! M1 T2 @; I
, 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. n1 v0 Y: E7 v* u
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
0 S7 o* x/ l6 t6 ], n$ \The CFIA
: I; g7 K( d8 Q5 D Z2 o+ Qmonitors all fish imports carefully, a
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; r' I) U6 h# U) J2 [$ x& b8 gall new importers and new species
7 o o7 A \+ Z7 M, Iwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
. B, R/ S& N. X* \7 b9 }" eonce they have, G" C1 q* k% ]8 m' V: g
proved safe; a) D5 x6 k9 G6 i7 }0 s
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and6 ]8 Q$ m: S7 q$ C8 F+ `
those that may be
! ~ K1 Y3 g7 aintroduced in the production process.
7 g+ W" _& R; M. V4 M% }If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
' a# ?+ }* F: Wsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian. V+ M6 `2 R7 Z9 b" Q# S
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted; q, P3 r! g$ z( S
on th( r) R2 c7 e& L' a9 U
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing3 e/ U$ ^0 O# R. T
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
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9 c/ n- M0 {! v! ywould like to research this more.
+ S1 }2 i) V1 V# f4 s; xWe have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
2 X* E ^* C) s g8 Lcontaminants that are tested for.
$ D+ ^; V4 \- p" K8 _. D* k7 W: XWe have also% K x4 c: e* ?, c* k* @1 I* L! s
received a test report from our importer which' P0 t ~/ l* R: j' Y' a- q4 l
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines* p0 }2 y4 C6 g* d' S
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Below, please find
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of the Health Canada website0 Z" Z! T4 r6 K
that should put this completely
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long lived fish5 u# j: x, U1 i$ C
and is near the bottom of the food chain/ K' F5 F: s4 M5 D
so seems unlikely to be# V9 z* \, v0 J @
contaminated5 L! G4 b# W- Y$ D: a P% l6 v
wit
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The second section summarizes the mercury content, ^' T6 t* |; c$ _$ m. N Y& B
actually found in testing& N* k3 {" a( e
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wide variety of fish, S' O3 t y" d: j ], x
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; Z, o. j+ a+ u3 E) h; tand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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, i: z' Z) m( d9 e! T, V @4 {; Ps about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
/ c0 S, O& R! i. vcontain
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you) |. C. y: d" J5 ^ H" E
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
+ _5 r5 Y% ^8 |; t/ u1 Thttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml8 P0 K% s1 M# ]; z3 t' X
http://www.hc7 A/ Q$ C7 H0 K1 e. o4 Q
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr: i& @0 v. @7 G# h; ]$ K
ition/merc_fish_poisson, ^4 {; s5 I# X( ]$ }1 R" ~
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