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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
" J" H: @) r- @6 l, ^: B) f" e$ aread on the internet that Basa
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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.. A& Z( e8 k' k2 g! w: {1 B& @" Q
The CFIA/ O6 v V. S; U/ `" u6 t& J
monitors all fish imports carefully, a; u* a7 {6 \, P" S
nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe
, ~" \/ i) G$ ~ C, z/ {. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and4 ^6 P" \6 u# F, D: n% v' K& Z, m
those that may be* ?+ ~& T& k# _
introduced in the production process.
l7 q& X1 z g' N- m0 vIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer4 c( y W% R' M" R7 w8 Q
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
! O, v% Q; `8 G% c8 k+ k1 n6 l4 H* VFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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6 h. }) @8 X' s1 r/ H ue internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
/ E! i6 Y# s" c' I( v! otesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
6 Q1 q0 _" Y: D4 [even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they8 g# u; [, k8 F* C
would like to research this more.
% [5 P3 d" \# y7 B y, zWe have s4 R2 Z; ?$ i% h q! B% x: o
review% P2 {" U" }" Q" M0 U5 |
ed
1 X5 F" y6 `1 I+ Q" h3 D8 k/ N" Zthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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% L! ?& u* V% _: z s6 u# h( xWe have also& m! s( L; s+ d9 f$ z% Y
received a test report from our importer which
" v8 U5 X4 h; L4 fshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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8 o1 u+ t( m! X& sBelow, please find
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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6 |- I9 ?9 p7 Ulong lived fish3 i/ [) N1 U) x7 D, }
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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contaminated
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8 E. W7 p! A* ~* [3 a! J+ [6 LThe second section summarizes the mercury content6 o3 C0 h3 y- H. E0 \
actually found in testing \* u8 T$ ?1 m8 m; h+ `
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wide variety of fish
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. x5 [# i9 X$ H4 P( Eand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low7 `9 W) ~! d6 S
concentrations (it1 O! a8 w9 g8 ^( ]" E
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section% a. M$ J% b6 ~4 B& A& s* \9 x7 n
contain8 t2 ^; R) v3 K s9 M3 x
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! P( K0 B3 E' v/ r( a: {1 R6 m0 g.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
6 q/ j1 {7 V9 k9 U7 T5 t( wwant to know more I have included the link2 L3 p& R+ J6 r4 P* [, x5 m# l' P
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0 Y* U( h; M6 |# y: a7 s$ R6 ]to where this info is found.+ s0 l! c/ R9 u% G3 P
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml q' i* U2 y6 Q4 |! v
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb* W+ k; ?, c& {5 w( E. U) ^/ d
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