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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or2 U2 {( I! R: ~
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury, N5 j0 E8 Q1 J
. We
0 K1 i. S' V( z' s- M8 i) h% k/ \have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.+ K5 o' Q4 N: {* I
The CFIA' p N; L4 f, o2 h* A
monitors all fish imports carefully, a" c5 ?( E: A% x
nd inspect8 f1 s# m, _$ `$ p. d3 U
all new importers and new species
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once they have9 ~+ ]- S) ~/ r" x2 t0 P! P
proved safe# W6 \; x) A. R% }- n9 R' b( E
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.: k' i9 ^" L7 y* ]. H- B8 l
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer: b. v; Q. d6 c% W9 y
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian: p. H% T5 I1 y& F
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
4 K( b7 i) C9 o7 P1 m, Keven direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they; p/ a- |* {2 ~( p; O: r
would like to research this more.
; A% e% y: @% ^% iWe have
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: h( \. Q! Z5 p; T+ I" scontaminants that are tested for.% h& @' g# q& B/ ]1 c
We have also) |( q5 Q5 O* G& E$ ~
received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find
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sections3 W, P* Y9 L' Q( H6 n% Z; ^
of the Health Canada website( N0 [0 Z8 O7 B; a; ?
that should put this completely
7 l) X! l' _1 v* j6 z9 S. Lto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is5 ^+ c+ f8 C* u
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long lived fish
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contaminated
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h mercury. _9 M |% S3 y- i( b
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5 ~+ c* J' P; r7 l _ jThe second section summarizes the mercury content; ^. t2 J+ q Z* i. c
actually found in testing+ j6 L- w4 k$ O# x3 [" ? [
in a8 G( g. h" f; F# X8 Y% ~6 A* v
wide variety of fish& ~8 X0 }8 D5 _3 l
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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; i+ v$ `/ P: K: \! w M
contain
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asa). Over
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want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.3 n0 c$ ?! U3 Y2 ~! U; {1 @
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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