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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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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may! ] t. n6 T: @/ V; e9 V# k
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
- M8 E$ A+ V# A& ?/ I/ @" `The CFIA" n0 w$ ]% f) `! z* Z
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
2 J+ w6 ` @# s9 W# konce they have
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6 L& V1 F2 @! t0 ]4 A. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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6 \5 y. P' r5 L& | h+ D/ Hintroduced in the production process.
' R+ o4 q: W# w$ }6 JIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
9 D0 V, [' \( O) f- s: k1 K+ Osomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
, A- ?7 ]! X( n* AFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
K0 e! N, t, w2 v; htesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
8 K2 d$ v4 N+ ]$ w5 D; U/ [even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they3 D. {4 V. w* U
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, and6 x7 g) q/ W& u" x7 n. P6 t
contaminants that are tested for.
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received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find1 P" l% x* ^1 p! @/ H6 [5 B
copied7 N3 r1 L- f3 i" D& s+ ^) w6 Q
sections1 B2 {* ?& y% d, g: |: X6 X
of the Health Canada website
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is, U9 G6 _. L K6 d& S8 L' @# G
not
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8 M1 r* f% N; w* ^5 G% Llong lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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wit
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The second section summarizes the mercury content$ c l* i) j$ X# b& g
actually found in testing
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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contain
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asa). Over$ V2 W, J2 U1 V5 D: V- z
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you+ o$ D+ u x0 m/ ]2 H
want to know more I have included the link: v1 [1 P! F8 c, {
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to where this info is found.) l3 v# | _% J) p
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml' u, N- ]$ W# t; Z# N
http://www.hc
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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D9 K1 F8 k" P9 s; O" [dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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