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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
3 i7 \" R' U4 b# ohave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may. V" n5 y1 n6 [5 C
even
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
5 L: r0 y6 Q( m6 C r1 |# EThe CFIA
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nd inspect
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; Z2 m/ _3 d2 |4 ~1 }without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often9 F3 h) _7 [0 S+ z7 T
once they have$ e4 C B% ]! e
proved safe
6 B) Z- x9 b ^. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and' l% f. B4 [/ ^7 U4 E$ ~6 E
those that may be9 a' f/ x: R7 I$ f
introduced in the production process." D& S! v. U: ~( Z& K1 Q- g7 ^# h
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer6 Y1 ]* O! `: K4 ^
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
# I! U* |" U/ f9 `& K7 U$ n ^Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing5 H: o5 m/ r( [3 z3 I
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
3 d( y; q' `! C8 m- leven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
5 V2 o# n. G1 ~' J. \9 bwould like to research this more.
@5 Q: {, b5 F5 V# L1 XWe have
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ed
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contaminants that are tested for.
. z4 e- t5 j5 gWe have also
\8 z, S1 C+ @- J3 [. }received a test report from our importer which
5 E- ^. O( y% {& l/ mshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines! t+ b/ Z8 `+ O' A9 X# q7 U
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Below, please find
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of the Health Canada website
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish
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wit
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* _( W$ h* Q; y9 o) TThe second section summarizes the mercury content$ m+ F+ B7 ?5 t2 ~' b2 R( k1 t8 T
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section" j0 u+ H; K2 x) K# K
contain
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8 n9 m" R, z7 _0 y# C; v.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you. t; [7 ~+ h; }$ E- W: r; i
want to know more I have included the link8 c$ @* z; d& E7 A
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to where this info is found.
I5 C. t( }& W$ y' m* ghttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
& M" I1 X# D" a- I/ A! i0 o8 ?http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn+ o5 p r" d: |4 f# k- W$ C' h4 f! F
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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