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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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' U' w4 K6 o% s* q& D! h ohave 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.
4 [: |1 T6 @" I) o' ^7 l# i2 cThe CFIA. d9 z4 R+ ]* n Y5 w8 o/ G
monitors all fish imports carefully, a x7 i: A2 P. n/ M0 z! g5 S
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all new importers and new species% `5 q% X1 U- a+ M6 t
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often- I- z* h. ^ O3 L4 p: A4 c( b
once they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and- r: l7 v& [, B! Y
those that may be
/ ^) D& e5 d* E( a: Qintroduced in the production process.
" U T8 P( [/ }3 D) e& h; H1 sIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
: D. H. B1 p3 w5 D$ F; ~something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian1 g8 x& S X3 o i M( V& t
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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: D1 l, U' i0 a; g" x5 C# be internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
P' M' M% P; _2 K5 @. i4 a9 Etesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may/ h' x: w, b; r, ^% v
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
U5 U5 @* P- D+ A4 _# `# N7 u8 lwould 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, and/ ^' M6 m& Q2 v
contaminants that are tested for.
( i- x0 h" ]3 B3 A1 WWe have also/ a: Q: s% I9 b+ c- X. L
received a test report from our importer which
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sections
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that should put this completely8 D" k7 b' M$ Z5 D- R9 b4 S6 _) y
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is# \/ F: e9 V# U( [
not
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be) |8 O' d% @' r* w, E: J, Q
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: P" P* {/ x3 G* |" ]The second section summarizes the mercury content) x- `! i) G+ D, d- Z
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$ `8 G3 q9 m/ W3 ]; f, [. D0 R
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asa). Over) i% Y$ j% v& ?/ z4 F
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you& V. M0 z5 G" R. T
want to know more I have included the link' m# ?& R% V7 f# N8 j5 K% e
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to where this info is found.+ [4 u) }( a9 i* O% [
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml* w7 T j& T0 `" Q7 _3 O( Y
http://www.hc# b( F' |4 |9 c, M: r* d t
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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