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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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is a contaminated fish
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. We
- Y# H9 o+ B0 |( u3 C# u. whave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may4 s i% L- N! y! W; g- _
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.( f: ~5 q" W- `9 B: c+ V0 b5 w
The CFIA
+ S7 ]' p: r! g9 Y$ Wmonitors all fish imports carefully, a/ R6 L0 ~/ i/ D! S: C# s# u p( ~
nd inspect8 Y) i8 d& {. n. z' T2 p, c
all new importers and new species! h2 K4 s9 h/ [, z/ X7 _7 L1 i
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe
2 L, i! \) ~- a/ m! Y, L# F. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and' s+ P" s3 y) N' `1 S3 W
those that may be7 ^/ H: T( _, Q* a& [3 e
introduced in the production process.: ~% A9 m. u E! {
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer% N. H3 ^, M1 C: s
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian4 c- U" G. e8 U$ n9 ?
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may H4 H# W. X" m; i+ [% y7 X
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they& L" y p: r$ r1 m( V
would like to research this more.
- C9 c2 L" `( v+ w6 Q7 @: f, cWe have
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ed
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contaminants that are tested for.
$ K3 a7 D' Y% i& l- O* QWe have also- c( V H2 E$ S/ s
received a test report from our importer which4 j# w$ x; B% O q" z
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find2 a2 u4 _9 h }) p
copied* D8 m* C0 }: s( _
sections2 G8 x Y/ Q) w+ i) h2 P7 h
of the Health Canada website
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not
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be8 [4 X1 ~' ], ]/ p; N( S
contaminated0 _4 X" _, U2 e/ f' E" P! D, [
wit
' Z6 p, l* |4 j( Q6 ph mercury7 ]! Z7 g( |" P( Y% f j+ `
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, T& R" ^! N0 Y5 f: lThe second section summarizes the mercury content" q# @- E6 W8 x! P& o8 m
actually found in testing$ p2 U1 Q- j4 E1 x& u5 ?6 f( L
in a
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concentrations (it c& x G9 F+ i* w- R0 o: E0 j$ {# O
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8 `. |: ~- T6 C# z$ s( F/ D: f' xs about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section/ F+ h2 F/ c* l, O! u- g8 r h
contain
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you3 i* {( Y3 R8 h; e. j! g
want to know more I have included the link1 `6 ]% e8 ~6 |& t* z
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to where this info is found.% P. | {1 g( s: c
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
8 n* \( e5 \+ w# T, x2 s- uhttp://www.hc2 P2 L( g/ V$ \1 ~0 B
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sc.gc.ca/fn+ ]8 u; }+ `" R A L, Y9 I
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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4 j( H+ ^* @+ o; L" I2 H Pition/merc_fish_poisson
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