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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
2 J! D% I! m* N. gread on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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8 f4 C7 [! a9 b2 A- E& ~have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may3 \% V" s% u7 a5 b& u! O( u4 ~
even5 C+ E, H& S. x, L. ^
find0 W* S- Z k5 y& b0 a, N/ x' ^
their origin in a long running trade dispute.
. a( L+ b4 d4 B9 g' e8 d8 b) ^The CFIA
+ c$ P/ L* W4 k/ ], Imonitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species0 P5 w8 F$ n2 v5 S4 E; O2 T% n0 I2 X
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often7 u, f, d5 y; X7 B
once they have- W9 o9 p# d9 W1 _' H) M8 t' T
proved safe: ]$ R! S, ]- I) D
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process. \2 a. V& s O' T, T7 \
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
. m4 @- J5 j: W* H( zsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
( f6 ]; r3 x- {; c% EFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted) j: v6 X$ d8 D+ Z: I& b
on th
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testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
. f) Y/ o, Y$ f3 w7 D, D* veven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they4 G! T1 T5 t- n) F, E0 j1 ~
would like to research this more.
4 U% _# O4 {$ [, ]+ e, x: _We have. V% ~' f9 h) C( g' P; w. o1 {6 M
review* K1 a2 @! L0 V4 Y
ed
9 {! |; s, J1 x) Mthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and5 F/ e* N X- t. ^
contaminants that are tested for.! a N; k, f: X- c( z/ G/ B* r% {) ]
We have also
. Q/ S: l: E9 R ^8 N5 s+ t- ^received a test report from our importer which2 [8 f' q2 c; `# U+ U; _* y; b4 C2 O6 R
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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! S# i& ?( F! i& u/ O$ R1 ABelow, please find; a8 z! d6 ~: B$ @3 n
copied( n/ q" ^4 X0 r- x8 j3 _/ _
sections* t4 D! N# |7 w( k. n. U: \* l# J8 b
of the Health Canada website+ n; A# c8 J5 Y6 O9 j7 ~9 e: K6 i
that should put this completely
: p1 [4 @/ r7 A, G* E0 J0 _# Vto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish% D5 ^( g3 c$ P: ^( l) q+ a8 {3 c
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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contaminated
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h mercury
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* C1 V) N# [% A8 f+ ^The second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a
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* {7 I1 P, n& [" J! r" W% dand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
5 ?8 k( f( V4 R* Jconcentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
; i q: ]& i9 F0 V2 [3 {contain
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! {8 J5 E+ z1 Q# [" c* Z' }asa). Over
4 Q3 l) T1 P3 x' R) l" V( r- ^8 ~ u: J.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you; s( Y- y% x* M T, l
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.
) z, q" _, K1 F$ h* V! A2 Vhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml$ s( G: U8 ]: x" B1 p' r+ N# u
http://www.hc! `( x4 a8 W( ~6 r2 K
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr. P* Y `+ ~ z3 w$ | p& v& Q
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