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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or& X# x& \( }5 @7 t
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury6 i- b- u' n$ s# ]
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may [# P9 T+ M# P2 ~0 d
even
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+ }1 G3 \: I) U2 i1 `6 vtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
& f8 B% f" }+ E: b# VThe CFIA: L1 L3 r, _* O4 c3 }
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species
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once they have4 V* I. v+ D$ d. E- E/ [
proved safe1 {/ A9 b% v x) p7 v. u
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and+ @* Y3 x% x! ~3 S5 h$ ^
those that may be2 _$ Z+ Y6 S2 t7 j7 K1 q m
introduced in the production process.# W7 Z/ c& K5 O# N3 S$ O# g( i
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer3 M4 J* s) Z4 P
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian' l) k. S- |. y5 ]- u4 E, P
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing1 P, p+ {( l# F+ N! z8 @
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
# P5 b* B+ z) ?$ a( V; [2 oeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they! O- ^& j' i, _" M! ?
would 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$ S I, z, j3 Y8 _9 W3 ~
contaminants that are tested for.0 G4 z' J: D: g7 x
We have also+ V! S# ` w ` |& K1 S" D
received a test report from our importer which C0 V& M+ E. R+ v& m P! }9 ^1 Z
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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9 m* z/ d% r4 e- F) \- b i2 _Below, please find
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3 `% l5 O1 G8 e( g0 A! j) M( rthat should put this completely
3 J5 I' u/ k. E$ r! i3 Tto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is( G% T5 W( s/ Y4 Z1 ?, m, b" B* c5 J
not
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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+ D! l. a+ x/ h' e) C8 Rh mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content3 R+ V0 |7 f/ Q( e9 \7 a& p
actually found in testing
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low$ [0 j/ ]5 k; ~# l
concentrations (it! J% l* O& c6 ]& u; p8 `
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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 you) f- n' f5 N4 q( t4 {$ `, _. {( p/ `
want to know more I have included the link
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml5 N1 l5 E5 O2 S3 ~. J
http://www.hc
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! \5 P0 F8 S7 g! `- p$ r8 }dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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