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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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is a contaminated fish
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. We
. O% ^* ?4 ?- Y5 k9 R/ E; Ohave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may- I0 F1 W: {. p9 M5 ~; c' d
even
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7 _3 _- h8 q; m4 H+ U c, Ntheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
4 p. R: |# U3 ~/ B/ f1 d8 hThe CFIA* x2 u& M( H* q. P
monitors all fish imports carefully, a- Y# ?8 `' G2 W5 M8 g Z
nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe
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those that may be7 c8 C) u4 P1 Y Q% R" a
introduced in the production process.
/ `$ Z6 r& e$ v4 WIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
& @; i `+ |) T+ bsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
- M, A- c5 U* u: wFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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" }/ c* w% C1 |' F! Atesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
) T% x3 m* q+ oeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they: T; l6 V6 Z1 \
would like to research this more.
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review8 ?2 R8 b3 ~! a2 [0 x3 T
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and* N6 f1 @3 J% k! ^/ z3 a, Z8 i
contaminants that are tested for./ J' T: e# f. L& h$ r5 b
We have also& X- U. \1 G9 I0 M2 g
received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find# O' p' u; q: |( D
copied
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that should put this completely3 Z4 P" a$ U& p. f3 j" S
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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" J8 x2 Z* I# t* x: s$ d" Oand is near the bottom of the food chain
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contaminated
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h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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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
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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ing B
8 e0 j6 \2 G* E; F2 |asa). Over
: C0 v' j- F/ S3 ~" a) H2 X2 h.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
9 x+ e* _. Y. ?2 Q4 V: @1 Rhttp://www.hc
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr. j* F7 B j" m- G
ition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf) W$ L. r1 r- r) E x
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