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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or; F: J& N+ n+ j' L' N
read on the internet that Basa" J# t6 y( y8 a
is a contaminated fish; V& Y/ n d$ R: o
, with particular emphasis on mercury
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may |/ @# q" ]' p8 ]( B. T3 E% N
even v7 A( ?6 h7 e" {
find
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The CFIA
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
* L3 h% x3 L7 i6 D9 fonce they have
4 z# _7 `* [9 _+ V% t Q1 |proved safe3 r) }6 d9 I& D9 c/ ~
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and1 L7 X8 z Q2 ?4 {# i+ x9 A9 S
those that may be
: j. {% @( v4 p' Y" N: e+ U- Pintroduced in the production process.
+ G" g: {, j! L! P, {7 YIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
( _: m$ l. ~) T, qsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian9 s, [) B) Q. i9 i. X
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted6 Z5 a( k1 |& L' c) Q* x3 ~
on th# m* h$ N5 K% N+ i
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
0 e1 w! S3 U; ]7 O' Otesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may6 a+ S" A8 c o9 N/ Q
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they% `8 ?! @) } @# P
would like to research this more.: _2 y# ~0 \! O% }( T% i" g
We have
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' h2 x; }$ z: \" z( x) R Hthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and; C$ J7 S/ p6 z% `
contaminants that are tested for.
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received a test report from our importer which
. H1 [. w& `! q; j( h8 I \' Pshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find n% ?! X+ H; L( n0 K
copied
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of the Health Canada website+ K. M, I/ w; ^/ P
that should put this completely& L3 \- x) V, F8 ^2 {/ w
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
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so seems unlikely to be# }( D+ K. r* H9 d
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h mercury
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7 ]$ O% D3 [& b' W* T5 BThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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wide variety of fish, h4 j7 i( I; N0 m
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& [9 A, o! V; |and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low, I1 {) k/ m$ k
concentrations (it |$ ~) s8 O& \/ C6 q/ C
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contain. e3 d* p* w) {- f9 u
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asa). Over
$ z. X, {/ t- `.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
0 e$ L0 g. ~8 P4 r$ vwant to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
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http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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