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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or- U4 O" I2 D) D3 s
read on the internet that Basa; T4 z8 v9 S6 \; b; N; E; W
is a contaminated fish" Q. ^ ^# a) L0 _
, with particular emphasis on mercury$ @& x/ F$ }& x0 k j( Q) B" U2 N
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may9 F) T( B5 ~ @8 U* H! w
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find
Y. d8 O4 P1 _9 [# R$ jtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.6 \) N% z( C% }
The CFIA5 s8 h# V e. F T" l5 A
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species5 G$ y6 p. M9 @. Z$ k3 X. w3 N
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
8 y" a4 ]3 t1 Tonce they have
5 [. t) L6 u7 k" {proved safe/ P# l7 Y% N& J9 b, \# f
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and1 x6 m! O F( f( ~3 h! {" R" r) I
those that may be
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If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer3 S& d+ t9 {5 g
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
, o0 Z; M z: e+ D( NFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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) x4 R4 g# Y* |" `9 g6 q1 r. Je internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing2 \ K7 T7 T V- m( k/ {' V
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
8 q. V+ T& }) R" f" t: z# p1 eeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
0 n, [; ? B7 C$ ^would like to research this more.+ t2 c( z8 K. l% L1 j: i. q1 ^
We have
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9 R- N- h7 R; ?the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
1 P( B( z- |% K& M% ccontaminants that are tested for.
4 d$ r# ]( X! j G' O. k+ VWe have also
" {2 R+ L1 v, \$ C+ `/ sreceived a test report from our importer which
9 O x# ?0 b8 ^& c0 z6 m( nshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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K4 ], A; x; Y' F; tBelow, please find
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of the Health Canada website+ W2 p) l0 ?1 |
that should put this completely& k8 [3 E4 F9 f+ z: \9 j
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is, f8 [# [5 Z5 b
not: H# y6 ]- ~9 d a* X( {' X" X, a5 T
a
' c0 g0 w; h8 X& g7 f# a9 R' r( r1 ?8 ]long lived fish
: x7 m( u/ g4 H" l5 p% T: jand is near the bottom of the food chain
4 b$ T( Z' @& `so seems unlikely to be
1 V4 J+ E/ O2 z$ `contaminated0 q, y% [8 I' E. S7 e
wit
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$ A' Q9 `: D/ S1 a2 ?1 x YThe second section summarizes the mercury content8 m3 d5 W5 |% s/ Z' c* \9 |$ h
actually found in testing* U) K. M' U- K$ |5 F
in a# }" ?! ^- G# U3 [! A" t0 G' N# K( N
wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low9 ` u4 t1 T3 s/ Q$ f' w
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
2 @6 X( U, a. V/ {8 w2 O& _. ]contain4 J, \' g- e7 _. `3 p: C0 g; i
ing B& T L. h1 O4 M% V" [: b
asa). Over% n3 T2 B1 G; B8 t
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
" W( Z) ^4 t$ X5 c$ Gwant to know more I have included the link4 F3 u/ Y7 N, s0 R& e. G# [2 D
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to where this info is found.
6 r. C6 m* P4 [6 R' ghttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml& W' E6 B, a( |* _& T% O
http://www.hc& k# s5 Z: A) z5 y3 g) S
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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