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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
: l1 g3 ~7 ^. F7 kread on the internet that Basa- i' L0 w3 h) q, N% H3 X4 C
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.2 ` m" a3 X# m- ^+ s; v6 I: \' c; C2 h
The CFIA
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nd inspect% W4 u+ k6 ~( |( s' V. P6 ?
all new importers and new species
' [# {9 V1 t1 q7 A7 fwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe+ t. V0 c/ z7 ?% C2 B3 ]
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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! O/ o$ B; G! T4 |$ Iintroduced in the production process.
! H* }, X8 I% g: i2 ]# MIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer) P. t2 Y; G/ _ f7 ~# F
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian2 D4 i$ ^! f6 T4 ^. P
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted7 W3 Z- c. V( \
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
4 I) y& {6 O" ftesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
* ~8 s) G" m9 y6 ~. Q% Peven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
+ T( T3 _* b/ z+ F8 E$ i2 o8 ~9 K. Qwould like to research this more.! I0 A _+ P+ m
We have
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% [: K' T2 n4 _1 u! cthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
, z6 p0 i( O' P5 `4 R {contaminants that are tested for.
4 D a$ X4 f& f; IWe have also
% |7 K6 W$ f. B# s( Yreceived a test report from our importer which8 `1 O; A0 b1 O$ g# `$ f2 O
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find
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sections
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that should put this completely
* j+ c9 t9 x+ S; R0 Q; C2 Fto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is6 B' B* f+ T8 G: d4 n, h8 \
not
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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$ H, B. D |2 R$ E, Z' yThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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5 {' w. C7 n* ~, \8 i7 h* t/ `4 dwide variety of fish
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1 @8 b( d+ T; z. hand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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ing B
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/ O/ W5 w- \3 R/ G8 Y6 H @.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you F# @9 `9 o% R: q6 D5 x+ w
want to know more I have included the link
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; e9 P% F* w& y+ c& Uto where this info is found./ \8 Y' B: o$ f! q2 v( c4 \
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml4 e, m2 G5 P' X% R: s% \7 o
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn, P! ^$ E, d) S: J. n& P; a
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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