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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or! N- [3 n& m: v l
read on the internet that Basa7 w8 t0 S7 C& \5 q
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& O {( p# W6 G$ O
even/ {$ m8 K7 r$ I& f+ @' o0 X
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
7 R ]' K0 L6 N* lThe CFIA. y; G" y/ n3 Z! }9 \7 N% b
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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/ j$ a$ Z- c' L* e% V6 jwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
6 H5 K7 X6 @ V' {2 ?: X2 ]9 Gonce they have
5 t. i3 G# ^0 m/ l8 {. zproved safe
- O/ N" r, a5 r$ E6 q# `: X. t. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and1 _4 C; e) f9 M I' V
those that may be( G( O/ `# _" Q( P
introduced in the production process.
6 p* j3 k- O2 i( hIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
) T& C% H, o" j" E; Qsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian& H, m: |$ P0 u1 n; l: M# K
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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q8 j5 S) J/ z& t/ Q" B9 j9 Ke internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
( `2 S& X2 y. W0 Y, x1 ?. K I: gtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may, G6 @) z u* T3 |. N: m
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
& l0 i# l. i- p( Mwould like to research this more. {/ ^( A8 D' y$ c
We have$ }: R V1 ]0 j5 {0 V$ H* A
review
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' b c. i5 ]! \4 L; b' Uthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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received a test report from our importer which
]/ s8 [- }- P8 u2 Z# t* |shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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# J1 x# c+ L- h! b C2 s# WBelow, please find0 z$ Y X1 Q+ h( W* C1 n
copied" r# Z7 n$ ^, S) Y/ P. u7 T
sections
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that should put this completely9 Q, V7 f5 B7 {/ a' m
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is1 o/ Z5 M* u; r) G
not
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long lived fish% c1 b6 \! ]5 {4 _. A
and is near the bottom of the food chain9 z0 ?' Y3 ~9 h- T8 [
so seems unlikely to be. S1 z% s; G: D8 B
contaminated' h$ m; @9 [4 n- l* t$ B
wit
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" J9 Q) p; |* E+ G- z5 t; {The second section summarizes the mercury content
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% {: A; ~! N, @( t6 Twide variety of fish$ Q, [! H4 ?3 K2 T" H' J7 u
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+ t; }* m, B, u. ~+ ]( v3 Cand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
n3 q, K2 E; ?4 v7 r( lconcentrations (it, j1 |+ R6 {& h4 z) |- m
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
/ G' a$ x$ k$ h8 g8 N! h0 O9 ncontain
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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to where this info is found.
6 a% S) r# s* i5 ~http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
3 R' y' o, m- w8 L6 H5 D% R1 fhttp://www.hc
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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D+ s7 A# v. i# l# N/ B5 meng.pdf" Y: e* m% v2 O; a C, Y" u- q+ q( n
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