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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
0 f# Y- A- q$ ~' }! qread on the internet that Basa
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may- s( l% u; {0 d" s3 E
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find
+ t0 o% Y$ l. S5 jtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
4 G$ h+ k: I; Q2 e0 n" [The CFIA- d" d6 r' r, @. H4 c* {, I+ K
monitors all fish imports carefully, a6 d% I% h- E; Z3 V/ ^1 W
nd inspect0 k0 H* ^$ U5 q) ~8 Q
all new importers and new species
; Q2 e# [" b& l2 X( ~- O. Y& Gwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
: b$ P( @+ Y) d( U' d) N( y9 Sonce they have% ?! y0 T& l% a8 h8 j$ X( x6 _6 B K
proved safe4 j+ t4 x3 R! V' W4 T! K4 X
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
9 L' F( Q; t3 B$ mIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
' A/ }' [7 \/ H" t/ W( `9 Ksomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
9 h) C4 b* S/ E1 lFood 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
& E" b& C2 j5 c0 R% O& b1 `- rtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
+ ~/ m* {+ G: r& I, Yeven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
% Q! b$ w2 S3 T- V) swould like to research this more.
5 ^3 b2 i% }% S7 h2 |* R* DWe have+ H/ o) I/ V4 o3 }6 L- d1 {
review9 t- L! h7 |. T" a1 D! i% } c' Y
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
6 k9 _) k/ J* Ocontaminants that are tested for.
) ]6 U1 O6 S9 m' Y' ^/ oWe have also
" O( j- r/ d; _) m6 b }* {received a test report from our importer which- Q8 t+ b' r( J, W: T
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find
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sections2 L3 K) I5 ~. }* l) J
of the Health Canada website, A3 y y# s) e$ u
that should put this completely7 O$ K E I x4 ], D" L+ h ?! R
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is& ?6 R9 r- i. q* ]$ ~3 Z
not
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( l3 z* ^2 E' ]' R }# c( ulong lived fish. F+ r3 i* g4 J& D$ I3 \: e
and is near the bottom of the food chain
3 u& q3 w; ~# [$ e3 n: tso seems unlikely to be( K. Q+ k/ L" d P h- ^, E
contaminated6 c2 k9 c1 j8 Z2 ], S2 F* \' T
wit
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The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a
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,
$ a7 n& ~2 c. F( M/ O+ Zand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
9 `% ~. M. A. v# c' p( p7 A$ hconcentrations (it- P, C% d! N( q2 g
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section. k+ R. V p: P! s
contain$ X0 @, M9 f# Z l+ M) ~/ S
ing B
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
, W2 ^3 i( s- Bwant to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.6 v$ L! v' b: O/ I3 d
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml4 n* B2 a% s# Z$ D; i
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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