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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or- f4 `) {% [: G0 A7 n# X
read on the internet that Basa7 `! v/ |9 \5 N
is a contaminated fish
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may3 o+ Y; h, `% Q; M, M
even9 @( M9 ?1 T8 C* _8 _; m$ O- o
find
& O- B, z% u, m8 y B( stheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
$ g6 H( N3 N5 x% |The CFIA
7 U, Y2 W* ?: l' w4 j: \8 cmonitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species
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once they have
: h! N7 L y0 k$ R' lproved safe
/ w6 m; b m% M& `. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and) y* P1 _' C A1 N7 L4 F2 ^* g
those that may be) ]0 I9 a& u* F
introduced in the production process.
- I8 E+ g7 n; F' f. EIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer6 z& [9 o9 o+ R) v3 X! k$ D
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian# s+ G! i8 j( U, T+ J& E
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted6 _3 `4 v# w) S
on th' S) r. g9 Y. d0 c: y
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
# H7 ]; Z7 P: Itesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
$ X& }% V8 e6 s" L/ Deven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
6 i6 U" A0 L0 p8 |would like to research this more.
$ j4 z" B1 f+ Q& CWe have4 O7 O6 y9 N1 N! V
review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
! |' s" C7 F& W! O5 `" m) Ocontaminants that are tested for.3 O- F' c0 I! y" \/ W0 P
We have also
. b4 p1 [, N0 C7 U( Lreceived a test report from our importer which
% l7 i% L4 v( ushows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines, E7 ~- b/ x/ W9 m
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Below, please find
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sections: f0 ~& V- {# w* t9 Y) U9 B5 k
of the Health Canada website% ?( Q. ^7 m' l. l
that should put this completely
1 U7 H; U! W5 Y3 C: m% c) d7 n {* eto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be5 ~2 C+ ^: b8 E' Q( d9 U9 c
contaminated& v" J6 [# x4 `
wit
; i7 S: u: Y) i* |- @ U {h mercury
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" Z, w" h a- q% z- O/ Z: T' R7 d( AThe second section summarizes the mercury content3 \ T- H) b, o5 k! h* d
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low' n; T6 A) f% T# o! L' e1 l; w
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section) X0 l q- X( N7 q
contain
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asa). Over; \: m" G7 C1 V$ O- p/ K; H
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
. R3 `+ \8 _4 a* cwant to know more I have included the link: [! h% b. o {2 ]2 ]* F
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to where this info is found.) ^3 X4 ], n, k) L( q1 l; O; E n
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml6 o. A; E4 x, ?1 ~
http://www.hc
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an/alt_formats/hpfb. z% D$ h3 Z: j6 o8 I
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