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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or, k6 T6 i3 m* N, j# \) n
read on the internet that Basa
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may0 q8 K! ]( @$ M( D+ W0 ^- L
even
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7 N3 m& a. r6 Q$ C+ itheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
5 x3 Z# n% r e2 H# GThe CFIA
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nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often$ R4 Y* p- N& @ I
once they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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* i- d' _# R! V5 L0 qintroduced in the production process.
4 p& p" e, [& S5 Q* `( b4 b" RIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer/ k, K: {' I: Y2 u: ^1 c( W' U
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian3 N! _# O' N. C. W# `
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted' j6 }3 e3 y$ ?5 | e
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
% M( s3 e+ E) g0 | htesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
8 I: L& ?, Q+ {even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
9 h( i% C0 t) C3 G' M5 Mwould like to research this more.
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review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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0 B5 `# U$ e ]- a! A2 V7 pWe have also' ^$ w6 C! b+ l7 F/ p' |6 v
received a test report from our importer which
# `! S, l7 N: _" ?$ tshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines3 ?: h0 b. m% I' @3 C+ q) L
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Below, please find, ]9 ]5 ]1 ]5 b# I
copied2 t2 h* L' U Y/ v1 @4 e
sections
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1 l9 C4 P* f$ }* {% {to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is. ~" A- ~0 t! c/ N* V
not
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; A) k( t, a3 z9 I0 N) V" dlong lived fish
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1 w, N" J/ l2 q( D4 J. K$ mso seems unlikely to be
4 b7 M( d2 Z$ w( R6 Gcontaminated
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4 r c* u; @* S! _5 Mh mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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and 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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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you5 I. a7 {% H( x) y& Q- Z0 t
want to know more I have included the link
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6 W9 u' Z8 |) {! U" c+ {9 jto where this info is found.
. j. S- x# Q3 b& Z8 Khttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf
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