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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or4 P+ V* I- h, y* |' k, W
read on the internet that Basa4 ]0 c n( i3 P! A0 `
is a contaminated fish
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3 `1 ~) f K9 \% ?( f8 Xhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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find
: ^8 b/ [7 O; a- g+ ztheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
" g$ Q5 \# u4 M: Z& R: z* N% iThe CFIA6 }6 p2 J& I& T- A3 P
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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/ Q( `7 q: e" E3 r8 F8 v( ?without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often- m+ Z2 x' c0 W- n- m; F1 |1 e# o
once they have
9 `. d8 h4 u( K6 v# Q( S2 v- e" ~: V: sproved safe
: h% e8 F' w7 u. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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7 H$ r) f) g. w/ Iintroduced in the production process.
, J* N1 D R' n# {+ a9 s% U1 FIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
7 f* D' f( d( f/ B0 ^6 S7 W5 t% j3 }something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian5 N) V8 r, @$ P3 B8 Y
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted' R5 G6 H/ s& J" b. F7 v2 F
on th" x$ a7 w" n' U# {0 H' k
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
2 Q) u4 c, I% ctesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may; ]! ~, z& B" u/ O% K) }6 U
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they7 `* d0 q7 c; G1 l- G
would like to research this more.
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review4 F% r6 v& m" h
ed
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We have also% C) N- y C) U. e' r
received a test report from our importer which3 a6 _1 }$ N! b. N, Q# \( H
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find! m4 R6 o5 F9 Z" q
copied
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# B& `7 `) h# J7 q# B+ J6 {that should put this completely' x: E" K' O- E% h+ x- L! ?+ i
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is* R" T7 @6 I, U% s# N" p2 B
not
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0 ^ _' E2 z7 P6 O) Along lived fish
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contaminated8 m0 `4 b8 h4 U0 Z4 C# `0 {
wit
5 Z8 x$ I' q" R, F# n; Y: jh mercury: I% c& \# G) t
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: g2 X3 v0 |0 ~5 }, `The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a0 l8 d# _: c% _1 K3 U1 }
wide variety of fish, D8 u+ c0 j+ X
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$ M' I& i1 i5 C& j. r, pand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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2 P* C2 Y# v7 Q$ y, T5 fs about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section9 [- ]" H a) M. w! E* J L9 U
contain; U2 r' P$ n- }: \2 G# m
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asa). Over1 e) `; N3 n! j. @4 r: o, H4 X! l
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you; s E4 Z; k/ S5 |5 L
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.) _+ }6 w( D$ s3 D
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
7 }1 |1 M* F/ t1 y: {http://www.hc! y, o1 K& W6 n p2 R
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sc.gc.ca/fn. x8 g* V* y/ X$ j1 }
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an/alt_formats/hpfb; o3 t/ ~( s, {. T
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1 F4 }8 v4 I; @5 x2 Zition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf
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