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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or4 D8 q3 {, D% [1 n6 p: Z
read on the internet that Basa4 p0 E: D) z8 L0 Y2 T
is a contaminated fish
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may$ C# M, k V, g2 P* Q: C; }
even8 T8 `1 ?, B- D8 {1 `
find6 M' p. X, ~, f6 o, i Q) D2 w
their origin in a long running trade dispute.
9 `! [2 f I8 E9 }5 d2 zThe CFIA/ o3 S- U: D- P& g5 O- Z2 r
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
* E4 D4 X( R6 ?( ]4 znd inspect
3 W! [% ^0 E' y, x% Dall new importers and new species4 P- _$ e0 X. \3 ]& b' c
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often3 b* e, J3 g' G
once they have1 e& `; W( c) t( A
proved safe
2 C! p6 Z7 b/ q. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
2 u ~' W/ J, ~+ \those that may be
4 _% T$ q3 [% b, z1 |1 f( qintroduced in the production process.
6 M9 d: E3 f* B2 A q" r1 VIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
+ |+ I9 @: l9 Y2 e2 J$ fsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
2 h$ u) B, \+ `7 ^# t4 \4 @! c$ wFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted" [% [5 w0 n) g
on th
' K4 [) ~. p. n+ I Ve internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
9 a4 q, o0 c/ @$ o1 d( |5 R+ z9 dtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
9 S, D, h0 k: P) Y& \6 B0 Zeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
8 Z( _6 t$ e, s% u0 Lwould like to research this more.
3 K$ r2 n' E7 e9 D8 \ M) ?0 l: EWe have1 ?% f/ _* L8 {' B2 n3 a
review
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0 U: C( n A% ]- @9 C# X. Cthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
" p4 `* o3 E2 R# [* `5 W* c$ |contaminants that are tested for.
: h+ `& l1 D6 b3 @" c' D, P0 s& _We have also
8 u6 f: n m9 D7 g6 g" a' F& g6 zreceived a test report from our importer which- R! O7 e2 y' R4 ?+ _$ i
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines8 _ D0 C; y# u, V' k
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. b; P6 Q7 o' eBelow, please find
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sections" z; F I- y+ D/ k$ p5 s5 i @
of the Health Canada website
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d5 X1 U" a9 ]/ vto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is, h3 I2 G) F- Z
not
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be4 n- j0 E9 S4 H2 g! s: M
contaminated
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1 ~& H9 q/ z9 O I+ _) vThe second section summarizes the mercury content
+ N9 p9 A7 R1 s! p6 {0 dactually found in testing
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wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low5 K5 O7 A3 ~% B0 t' @- R8 \
concentrations (it& J9 R+ b/ {) B8 y1 _
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; Q4 j; ^0 r9 f0 v2 S as about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section; E% v$ S/ h/ }6 H& k. d
contain
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asa). Over
& J) ^) R; ~5 x1 \.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
; j& d- h" E8 C* Cwant to know more I have included the link
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7 V7 I5 p0 O) Dto where this info is found.8 v" [6 K) _" O8 R2 h
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
# E9 e! r3 g" _# s3 g4 Phttp://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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5 y/ O: z7 r' X7 [, M' mdgpsa/pdf/nutr
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eng.pdf7 L: }, [7 r9 T/ ?
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