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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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is a contaminated fish i: P* |) R- q- l# D- N6 ^! P
, with particular emphasis on mercury* g" w3 H4 f1 B7 n1 ~" X
. We
- B% K- t- \) S" `- g7 Fhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may/ x1 b0 R. }0 h# O
even. f2 O5 s5 x3 X; x5 F/ E. H' J
find' U5 V5 m- F6 E6 E
their origin in a long running trade dispute.
5 R( L5 M5 q IThe CFIA% q' `9 { U3 F- H+ A. f" h
monitors all fish imports carefully, a8 H5 E: W2 Y1 r2 A8 K, d: I
nd inspect; |6 j: p" ]: ]. H$ V
all new importers and new species" h" `8 Z" D; b5 [
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often5 R! T0 U+ ~: F' Y- V! j
once they have1 p1 e; x9 }% v u: [
proved safe
$ y, P m( N+ u" i$ s* ?. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
2 k x% u* E7 d& ]" k; W. KIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
1 t5 q- F& Y! d* g/ J7 Psomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
. O" Z. p( u' k8 ~. ?1 j+ \% UFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
1 ~- x! [) d5 _) Ptesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may- I D$ `5 {" D: O
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
" i( z# R9 V% T+ t* |would like to research this more.3 C6 @$ j! v6 g& n& Z
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and7 [0 n8 x3 |2 v% b
contaminants that are tested for.
4 t" [: L, A [We have also, C5 n( [* Z: x' @4 D
received a test report from our importer which
5 v$ m. p2 e" R5 ushows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines* o) ]0 c, O N$ P
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1 G: K$ u j/ a% _$ t9 u& ~7 mBelow, please find7 _# O7 Z% {: j3 N0 n$ D; k" i
copied
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of the Health Canada website
3 G. r5 D# w; G1 |# M) v5 Wthat should put this completely1 n( c! r: Q& O& u" g" L
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish) Y0 ~3 N. z+ J
and is near the bottom of the food chain
' f3 G( u( S! @& g6 n8 W: D+ ~7 Bso seems unlikely to be$ ]! }6 O/ K4 }* v9 ?2 A6 l$ P, j
contaminated
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( t% S. C6 _. x* ^' n8 I4 T6 nh mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content+ q- c. g. n4 U
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish
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7 ?4 x% v) I4 l5 G( J s: aand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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4 {, m1 o: X% s, }$ x8 A7 ys 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 you" Q7 V" w1 ?5 d5 N& X# D. i
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
" d2 ~3 C1 m- v$ X$ a! p$ Vhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml* ?2 w1 C0 c2 o7 O; P d- s
http://www.hc7 t* @0 \) }" U: C# J) g5 G) }
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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