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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or+ C6 V( |3 H4 \
read on the internet that Basa; f7 {; C' ]+ b" T) W- `
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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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
- h/ C E+ N9 j$ }0 K( |9 `/ }The CFIA
3 S: I$ ^+ c0 p' m5 Y0 {monitors all fish imports carefully, a3 l/ |" c- ?6 z! m) V
nd inspect
- A" R/ c; g% ]all new importers and new species
% {. F) ^$ Y& k8 [/ X4 O! p. |without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
0 S% L+ j3 O- q3 s+ v" H: ronce they have
& u4 n7 X2 k) Q: l3 I) Aproved safe
% n& s$ Q1 N( z. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and* E/ Q$ f# j$ U7 z1 u
those that may be
& l( f$ j* Z+ t3 i% L$ ~5 Gintroduced in the production process.
7 V' N3 O8 I4 I; b$ E1 }3 }8 L, v" }( LIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
* r" X2 K9 M8 M( i1 gsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian/ v5 K0 D7 t# U0 P9 u0 Q6 y
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted% r$ B* g$ w7 {7 a+ M" R
on th; [: W, F5 Y" q$ U* L) k
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing* X! W6 j. ?1 Z$ d
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
% Q- b8 j2 u* N! }: s: Reven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
9 K3 ^* ^+ n3 Y) n# l% Ewould like to research this more.0 R7 E ?$ F3 B6 Z- z, t
We have
: P& @! v$ s$ ^1 R- ireview
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and- R z9 C$ A, }
contaminants that are tested for.
& n6 P$ j5 e. c! F' z7 A* o% g( [0 TWe have also
5 Z- J2 D6 g) }2 D4 {) B: @! l% ureceived a test report from our importer which5 i- b" Y) Y1 Q$ [
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines8 Q1 T% g9 i9 P2 x8 l, H' B1 H% B2 ^5 _
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Below, please find! M/ w! ^1 u) _! @6 l# T0 L* Q
copied2 O" y# T* N2 \) F \" D( x7 n
sections. I4 h$ i: a% _
of the Health Canada website
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is4 R- a) G( t8 J9 A; u
not
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long lived fish' a) m7 {8 X2 E) j2 O
and is near the bottom of the food chain' D% A6 `( n& S4 m2 }. p, ~; s& d* H
so seems unlikely to be
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wit
8 U( O; f$ R! zh mercury
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& c- W9 H# B1 J, dThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a
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) o# N1 k. U; W3 R3 ^; z. U, Gand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low- m' e8 i& S E9 s* w4 |
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section* K4 G0 E$ \6 I# S
contain
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asa). Over
% K* S s- A+ P.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you' V3 Z1 y; I1 Y" f6 Q! N9 t
want to know more I have included the link3 Z' h0 T9 ^1 Y; t) P, `0 D) ^
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to where this info is found.
6 q% h# {1 W2 `& X5 Ahttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml, u; {2 @, J6 d) K7 N
http://www.hc" d, X- V+ N/ F/ M4 }! J* S$ p( g. [+ Z
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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5 {' \9 t- q& V" uan/alt_formats/hpfb
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9 c/ D# p" d& ~! kdgpsa/pdf/nutr
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