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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
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
9 f9 h, \* \: z& d3 P/ P) m9 N ?The CFIA% F2 P' M' C( ^6 J& _- M; V0 ~
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
c; y6 T0 ~, e+ L; Q$ pnd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe5 F) o( o$ @0 N
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and. k4 O4 B' q' Q& b
those that may be; _ y8 `! Q# }2 |( ?( A7 {
introduced in the production process.: }3 u( V& u6 L; i8 v5 T4 {6 `
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer; f8 v) `, j1 Y, j% \7 ~
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
1 D7 s H9 ~2 O6 ]3 |+ EFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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7 k& U" ]4 b5 {2 r; `6 M! u# ]e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing# L/ R+ ?& o& Z0 o
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may2 B9 K& j7 k# D
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they: F, P G4 Z% P( U
would like to research this more.
+ N6 p( m9 Y2 C9 |We have+ g3 J+ s+ u% ]/ u1 t. J
review' }' ^$ r: `, T) s' M8 T
ed
" h }. a. n+ e' a3 nthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and5 s+ Z. q" d6 ?$ E
contaminants that are tested for.9 y! ~' t# B) |0 \0 @1 Q
We have also
2 ~. j6 O4 s- [1 S9 J# r; \6 X: Wreceived a test report from our importer which: ^7 j1 d) [7 w g5 z1 x
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines6 K; a; c2 \7 L
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Below, please find
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sections
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
7 w1 N9 {0 c$ v7 rlong lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be( G; m6 n% b+ e5 P0 _" j
contaminated
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8 W' V. H, B# p7 F9 Ph mercury
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' R9 }+ }: Z4 n: M" VThe second section summarizes the mercury content
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in a0 c4 J7 |! N4 L B" N9 M
wide variety of fish& S$ G5 i0 `- s2 S+ |) s
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low2 W# n T& [. d: [" q1 U" a* R
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
r0 c" t; G! F jcontain
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2 ^" E$ i5 J4 x& |/ @.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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to where this info is found.
+ L0 C$ `: n- ?" U: a! hhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
* b' Q# D% y0 _ g0 jhttp://www.hc7 p1 Z; B7 j2 M/ d2 D" H
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