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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or: ?9 T' s1 a- T% H( W# B
read on the internet that Basa) {# n0 l$ W: @5 |) B
is a contaminated fish
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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The CFIA; @1 P1 f/ h+ k E! f
monitors all fish imports carefully, a6 E9 v$ b3 u0 H" ]5 c& @9 b( P
nd inspect* i1 `$ z8 h `# G" C: G
all new importers and new species3 G, u5 F& E: ^# o- ~
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often& U2 u& [3 W& q! j
once they have* R$ [ q# `$ l; q# L
proved safe* G; C# W# h' s, Z' P
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and# d7 V( W! o' m/ b
those that may be( H& C* G( f8 T' a
introduced in the production process.7 L2 G0 `1 a. d! p5 B b! u& {
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer3 [$ m' [% }' c3 Q$ U- s
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
" n# s, T5 c$ DFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
4 U4 O2 l7 V; b0 _testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may1 K$ `8 Q3 X9 v" i" S6 X3 D4 B
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and' S o. S# I+ M
contaminants that are tested for.
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1 |8 }: E% \* |1 [# S5 r8 oreceived a test report from our importer which7 k6 h# W. x2 L5 j/ g
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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copied
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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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so seems unlikely to be
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wit
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* k/ W/ E$ Y3 c- `The second section summarizes the mercury content9 I1 m& E# Q2 e% R
actually found in testing) G2 k6 P( v8 V2 n" B
in a+ |+ Q2 N+ B6 Q, V, E0 D; r
wide variety of fish
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. q! H# n4 o2 iand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
j- ?8 m, X! gconcentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section7 Q3 Z7 H6 @2 ~& h
contain
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/ T$ D- D) J4 E. ] ?- J.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you$ O" N4 r K3 y- ^5 R/ p* z
want to know more I have included the link
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml& z+ P6 B. d8 d5 m Z- m& C, ^
http://www.hc
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf5 n1 W6 D# _9 E" R* l8 H( w$ s
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