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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or: g5 B3 V: U% d( ], U M( |" @1 e
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 may9 u& p5 b# Y5 Z* q q6 o
even$ K( y8 N7 S) ^$ e) o
find
: [3 M- F+ J( q* T. @) S, s# D3 Stheir origin in a long running trade dispute. h6 c3 B4 J; {$ c: K. H
The CFIA" C( s( D. l+ R0 h( n. i( V& o
monitors all fish imports carefully, a3 Z1 A0 V3 a3 d( ^3 l; e! \
nd inspect
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3 ?9 d6 A; n2 j% u" `without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often% v' j7 a A5 P* ^3 Y5 A3 H, I
once they have
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, z- ]5 H1 S# O+ {# z/ H) x0 M: V. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
) g! l7 H0 s; w1 B$ B) E, r5 MIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
+ A& {0 ^# d8 l" S9 P4 K+ Ksomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
; }1 f( l. v Q3 c9 L: ^1 y) H" OFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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4 L1 a& C6 D) |8 r4 M4 E l& {/ re internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
. V! [; H/ L' m6 |9 P' vtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
6 m; b. e- z& e! |3 a+ Neven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
+ ] K& s$ o4 h }" O; L. R6 h/ Ywould like to research this more.2 \! t8 P) x$ L* w7 K
We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and8 ?) ]: C. O% h7 ^' M8 s, o2 y
contaminants that are tested for.- i1 k; S5 A7 F% [1 m9 a
We have also
& w6 j( y) h3 o) M& t: Dreceived a test report from our importer which
; r9 f3 K) O9 Q; |- V5 ^shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines4 }/ |, P' G( q9 n4 g
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Below, please find
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that should put this completely/ |; u' m3 P, U
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is. j( F" v7 O7 H5 Y7 y1 G: X# I
not8 |: i( i, n0 S4 l; g1 _( o
a
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8 r8 ?0 @0 R; S# T- H* _and is near the bottom of the food chain" u: _' G# H3 x' x
so seems unlikely to be
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h mercury
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/ a/ W; B: o) _& o. t/ @4 A8 w2 _The second section summarizes the mercury content. q% K) d- ?6 O6 \" V
actually found in testing( A2 T' x0 G2 _ g! x
in a
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" Y9 V6 o! e. i6 f1 n% hand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low5 p. _" ^' V b1 d3 M1 V: O
concentrations (it! N! B& \/ `, W9 _/ K* q
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section0 f3 P+ w3 ]; }3 f- i
contain* M; E f4 O; n! Q' p4 X2 \ ^' U
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, y0 r- U8 r T" j' E( ^.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you" e2 L3 O7 d1 Z$ B- V0 _
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
. J/ C' D/ i; }' H: @$ ^) P3 S. _http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
4 R/ y- f! T9 s5 O2 dhttp://www.hc: S* u# Q/ }. u( n; a
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sc.gc.ca/fn1 i' D3 ?( p3 ^6 \" y
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an/alt_formats/hpfb, O! S2 Y8 G) M) G J! ?3 i
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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