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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
! u( K- x3 @- M; J$ A' @" s& vread on the internet that Basa
' t1 S0 r6 e6 W$ G ~is a contaminated fish
+ E4 h) I& k* d. L1 I, U, with particular emphasis on mercury
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0 c% Y! h" P4 h6 Z; D6 n) l7 vhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may4 W1 L _2 J8 y5 {" ^6 N
even
+ O2 N/ R5 _9 O8 }( y8 s. ufind
: D3 V9 }/ q, \/ _( L8 {their origin in a long running trade dispute.2 V5 h( K6 b& L3 d8 o8 [$ t: ^ c
The CFIA& N8 w8 E$ e0 o9 p
monitors all fish imports carefully, a! S. L4 F2 M( f5 Q) f+ e
nd inspect; l1 M# Y+ a. X/ @: u
all new importers and new species
! P2 G2 Q: L! Uwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often* t! r) a7 i9 W8 {
once they have& n, N o) l7 E1 s' q& `/ q
proved safe
* r6 }. |( G% e0 I" z. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
* [3 I8 v6 x* `1 w4 `- R" Kthose that may be
1 g! ^$ i9 Z4 w; ~$ _introduced in the production process.
0 c2 T' L, `8 v; m2 X: zIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer1 A5 I s% G/ H. f4 V
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian3 O6 C5 i! U" f0 s: V
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted5 z) [* d6 L: |0 N& O3 a
on th
' H5 c6 _2 ^+ q F$ D" }e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing+ u9 ~& d& J O1 p' `
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
# I7 G! I7 _; q. V4 J( M1 geven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
' @. }) C: z5 T1 N0 ]& y8 \9 Hwould like to research this more. h, V# H" y$ S
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and& Y, T( f* g7 b* d( H
contaminants that are tested for.
6 z& ^1 _) |3 s) w- ~We have also
$ J" e2 ]" P- xreceived a test report from our importer which
p+ f; j3 j* R7 n' E2 i5 Z+ Kshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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% G& t. x1 M# f: m5 S3 DBelow, please find
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of the Health Canada website" l; ]0 V$ u$ ^
that should put this completely
7 C0 N3 a& t3 w' r8 X$ ?to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
|) G" G+ `8 _, xnot
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long lived fish; k/ H) C1 `7 I+ F8 y
and is near the bottom of the food chain
6 F) b& C( S, J( ]4 Bso seems unlikely to be
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h mercury5 s. t: }1 L2 Q/ w5 G
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0 r( S; _, r; v E5 M, R! bThe second section summarizes the mercury content' {" }% q. b9 V' r
actually found in testing7 a, H. M* w) d
in a
; S0 {1 l+ b$ Bwide variety of fish
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6 v W, q4 ~2 B+ gand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
, i, y3 X8 |- ~concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section \1 X+ t) Q$ q0 n8 \
contain
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asa). Over x: T3 l9 { v! _+ H! `$ v, G
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
6 X7 h0 c/ B. X q) x# T7 jwant to know more I have included the link* Y* w" z( L5 f8 F& i( P/ [
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" ]' _6 ?5 D; f+ g4 w0 ^& x7 jto where this info is found.0 }4 R2 @. W" S- m. k1 f
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml$ m! j- Q! `$ E9 J' J$ ^. ]- n, E( C
http://www.hc5 \/ M; h9 k2 H
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb. x' E0 Z) C! _& U( x
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