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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or- d# T. V! I% G, b) w
read on the internet that Basa
# D+ v( c. H4 d7 Mis a contaminated fish
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+ G8 |/ R9 G0 Xhave 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.: E$ q: Y; f7 b5 o/ w* o+ _/ n- W
The CFIA9 [+ c$ l8 b9 e$ ]+ L3 |* C3 ?
monitors all fish imports carefully, a% ]* C5 O8 ?" D% o" {# P. Z2 [
nd inspect% Z+ V) w; ]1 k/ g( R4 A" c2 H8 c
all new importers and new species
: t4 q/ Z' I. Y3 F( R1 f$ ~& Z( B; awithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
; ?/ H% C6 e: T7 A# X7 f" T* qonce they have
' F3 X5 `6 l7 o1 Fproved safe6 d& n+ G7 y! @0 |4 I
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.# c; n- b" g; i" H8 f
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer4 a* j) E# f8 e/ z; W2 e4 o
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
4 J: F, v) f. c! s+ @& J( aFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted" C' ?* K- M4 |- \8 R2 p3 q# g
on th
4 Q; v; b2 f7 Q$ ?2 g3 d J# ve internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing, Z4 ]* J; v+ W) x
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may, |5 v1 f6 v2 E6 h, Q- p: `
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they @ ]: b! v, A/ \2 \2 Y' c5 R0 Z
would like to research this more.
5 _' ~0 E$ X' V9 {; w+ y8 CWe have
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# X* q" O4 I, ?+ n- B Nthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
2 G5 x* B+ O' x( r* g( U3 Mcontaminants that are tested for.
8 y' O' @* T( u) J+ ]% I4 zWe have also* k1 N, U. z% @( @, U, y$ B
received a test report from our importer which3 U; C. a5 C3 w
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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3 M/ V3 p! i f; k% q2 }' YBelow, please find
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sections5 |9 S2 x7 ^/ b6 x
of the Health Canada website( o% e6 a- ]& |! W
that should put this completely8 G3 y9 h. E7 |" J% }3 R2 W* a
to 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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contaminated
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h mercury
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/ D7 m4 v4 A' l* Q G5 BThe second section summarizes the mercury content4 K8 J1 z' S6 w f
actually found in testing
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& B5 C$ R4 P) t; x% y7 qwide variety of fish
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1 _. k B1 U+ ^- f( i4 {and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low2 u+ O- j. g) e C! X3 z
concentrations (it
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contain
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8 u$ F8 {% w2 i% v.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you+ v9 x! ?0 w; ~1 |: `% @
want to know more I have included the link$ y7 X" w7 a3 k' y( t, J7 O
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to where this info is found.& s; a3 E6 j1 U$ i' H: U7 A
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
% Q+ F& ^% y8 X( a4 @% U6 i* S: ehttp://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb, L" e5 z8 m1 b0 Q; o" ?, h
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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