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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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is a contaminated fish- p# p0 o! D$ {( U+ L) a7 c
, with particular emphasis on mercury
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.' I c7 z: P9 z: Y1 `
The CFIA
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nd inspect2 H% s) H/ L3 }, i4 n: p
all new importers and new species4 ?2 D/ \+ M7 s- Z
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often# m/ O# }7 G- {. ~7 _, j* j7 B. H! G& Z
once they have- I- n) S: o- g$ H6 f
proved safe( }4 k5 h0 F. H8 ~$ e/ {* o1 U
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and4 W& T" @2 B# z5 s# `7 C$ r. ? D
those that may be# Q7 v' R% u6 K$ c' B1 ^. \
introduced in the production process.
& D4 F! i: |: A$ wIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
1 E' C5 _1 k: D$ vsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
& J6 v9 @8 e4 M9 {% l" C; u$ y0 |Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted" b4 c# u9 u2 d7 N" F# b5 ^$ m
on th
6 I5 R/ z7 Y6 W$ I( t# r( me internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing1 P/ ?0 X0 d# J7 g7 ~
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
8 o/ g! R7 T, beven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they4 J* d( o$ A& a8 D
would like to research this more.
8 O2 s9 z" \- S% [We have
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' K! [& D; U2 d% x: e+ xcontaminants that are tested for.# O5 T7 p6 Q$ H3 H, y; y
We have also
" Z1 v# b' u0 r: b; zreceived a test report from our importer which
k& i2 O; K: |" \! T6 \shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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; e4 ~. }8 F, \1 X4 }* ]& ^$ DBelow, please find* V: v4 V% K$ ^8 N. [
copied
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that should put this completely
( m9 M3 f' E1 M2 kto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is/ |: b6 J# G: C. M
not/ G# J9 C( W6 e: D. b9 z
a
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and is near the bottom of the food chain r7 n5 N) X# `- W1 }& t% G% \
so seems unlikely to be& Z% c+ _" P W0 [$ q6 ]
contaminated: `" ] @- S0 v. _5 |5 _( a
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h mercury3 e4 c" Z9 A! M) D+ `/ d/ R8 y
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a4 I5 j, H7 _# ?$ w' M
wide variety of fish* E: P1 d' A7 R/ B1 y( _
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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, q4 C' ^ S4 h* k8 ~/ k% Y! Js about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section$ w; G2 y! m( g, U4 W- H1 R
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asa). Over+ A8 K9 @; r5 N. L& U3 X
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
7 o" a) C; c* Q7 Nwant to know more I have included the link/ C* `7 }& W( W2 R3 c0 }
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3 u6 k/ K- H9 P8 ?9 B2 nto where this info is found.
1 x+ P$ [/ G2 e/ vhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
" U& p# l. G7 s! v6 Vhttp://www.hc" G4 Z& U4 L. x- {7 _" W
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