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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or1 r, w) w; B, X( X/ \" y
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 may6 h# J A' t* F+ W" _8 u3 g/ b/ M
even
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, H% k, t, R# z, L0 q2 `( Itheir origin in a long running trade dispute. K6 A6 z/ b1 P7 U2 [9 b
The CFIA* ?) i5 ] ^- {3 T6 j) E
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often; k: y& v+ {7 W/ u4 {# u
once they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
1 ^9 z3 i3 O- C1 s6 [If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
% Q# u* M; j( Q0 W* bsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian9 c) h4 n6 G0 U/ C& Z* x
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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+ e# x! O4 _# g# J/ A; ke internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing6 p7 J; l) C. H( K& u( |6 ]1 U
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may3 n0 B) S; t# a
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they1 B7 m# H6 b& `- H% W( `
would like to research this more.
/ X* a" ?. n9 `, W9 vWe have5 S* V3 C% x; B0 I: w f3 o
review
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/ D& Y* a* h3 _. ]4 Z- L( dthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
% V; R- M( M, \contaminants that are tested for.
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6 [9 T5 N' V4 I. \" x1 ~5 Hreceived a test report from our importer which
- A+ V% ~' n3 W, \! M0 V- L* Dshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines6 H1 i7 f- K4 k
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F4 |$ Z: |0 G, J9 ^4 P, [8 pBelow, please find
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9 Z9 k, b w1 }4 P# {* y* [sections
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# i. u( h( a) g$ H& nto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish' N+ x t2 r3 s% H2 u# Y
and is near the bottom of the food chain$ q" g7 `" y* y& b2 u4 _' }
so seems unlikely to be& ]9 }' w. b" T1 h w! C
contaminated
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h mercury6 f% M4 }; n, _; u; U
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+ F5 c6 h/ j; K$ n/ q6 T; Q' OThe second section summarizes the mercury content t$ [/ {: L8 U( g
actually found in testing
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v! S" m+ B, `- {wide variety of fish E# \& I& \& k3 I1 k
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( h) s# R9 |2 p5 d- J( Vand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low8 P4 ^1 _' Y/ n" R1 l+ G8 q$ T
concentrations (it) q" I( \# Z" J9 n- S
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contain0 p# O( W1 h1 o& A7 v) f
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. `9 C/ R- C9 b* ~) F- I2 s.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you9 g* p. c+ h+ S) c. @
want to know more I have included the link
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- B( g6 v8 W# g6 ^# @! \to where this info is found.
8 t9 a- w( g2 [& Y5 Ghttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml! Z/ z5 G' V9 M* Q4 v3 F
http://www.hc
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