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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or' N( k& E% w+ f9 a N8 N
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury6 m' P& S/ J- w8 c5 H# w* T& V
. We
4 {6 v( w: ?/ _- b; B- [/ L5 hhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may- a9 ^9 ~9 u/ X: w2 z# ~) L x
even
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' ?- Z% R% j' r( A1 q2 r' Dtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
* n, A' K, D7 n3 ]1 bThe CFIA/ i+ E7 @2 U# _3 |! z4 l$ l! y
monitors all fish imports carefully, a! ?8 N9 k9 Y$ v
nd inspect
2 W; \( R* M9 Y1 ^/ p! M# G& N* Dall new importers and new species
- Z8 b H5 a) p' |1 j( dwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often$ Y" f9 D ]$ K9 N
once they have
% w( J- i- g& f+ M( j2 ?proved safe5 N7 ]$ {+ t9 L N- k, c* E
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
. S* m, w9 ]! h# x9 ~' a% l' k- ?those that may be
; Q$ P" }9 d. ~5 V/ D5 p. V7 j6 \. Uintroduced in the production process.) f1 t- ]/ q. w6 b
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
; P+ _) C0 P' @something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
1 X. b; `9 [( D, y( e6 WFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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3 M6 Z2 g0 D! @& L2 ^% [e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
2 T6 W) ^7 Q2 V+ a* mtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
5 q6 |$ f1 K0 V+ G6 |4 E Y1 \even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
. D5 i4 K' j; L5 ?7 |- W4 ?would like to research this more.
! F" p& T3 p- r8 l S iWe have# y3 v+ ?; I% a& K/ [: R9 c, R. r
review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
! d# m' C+ K _1 q8 t/ c7 E( c& dcontaminants that are tested for.2 |* h8 N3 z G0 e
We have also: g$ I0 B4 z/ z' X9 }
received a test report from our importer which
- Z: h2 n# Q" E ^5 N( O jshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find
5 U8 P# Y; u2 Pcopied K1 H0 t/ b3 r% i: o9 K# S
sections7 ?+ S8 d) L4 ?& g+ j
of the Health Canada website
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1 e: }; l6 D) Y) t5 tto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is( q/ {) L; B. \# U0 X. ^3 U! {8 g
not
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6 K9 d! h/ w4 I$ F* J) W. z. Wlong lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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wit
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1 x9 l% W9 t, z7 a) ?The second section summarizes the mercury content
/ ]! R) t- T' s( S4 [/ w. L9 X' Gactually found in testing
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, z3 s2 A$ Z1 F& Mwide variety of fish# k: S! D, [! l. g: p
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; Y+ a. m, z9 d, Z) T, F# } yand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low/ c# U. v. z, g
concentrations (it: i+ l( u( U% U' E9 Q
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
G# U0 g% t/ Fcontain
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asa). Over
& @* d% y; L- A7 [9 ?" W5 J.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
/ M* P! X+ X. A4 Kwant to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
1 Y1 J' n" O- r: ^http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml3 Q1 F* a, h2 E) X
http://www.hc0 U& \* b9 I( ~8 s# g! O3 T
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sc.gc.ca/fn7 l* N7 {& W* x5 ~* ?& c9 P
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an/alt_formats/hpfb$ J" K$ d; e- B4 ?3 A
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eng.pdf, O; i$ \* I: B% ~
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