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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or# h8 q& L$ h0 e8 H
read on the internet that Basa1 U/ k( z2 a. h+ T
is a contaminated fish
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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find
6 t. P: x7 v% ^/ ^6 jtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
9 y5 b6 q) g0 B$ H" m3 y3 kThe CFIA9 x0 H2 _4 M4 H8 r0 j! z
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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8 l& i: z$ K0 Q! t% dwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often) W9 u' \* @3 i/ s/ E
once they have0 l }8 T8 q, p9 m, X+ e; j7 G
proved safe
3 B1 o$ H0 @/ w7 m, b- A: A0 }+ f _. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and! e! W/ n. U" m/ Z
those that may be
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If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
' ^' S& D' M# {; ]* fsomething like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
& m9 G, |0 g0 N% k/ O% ~8 jFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
* ^% i% u# }, L a, `; d! ptesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may5 z! Q% P% A9 x8 j
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they B! }8 g P8 {' R) h" i
would like to research this more.
! L8 _% C2 z, L' uWe have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and5 i4 P7 C4 q/ `( w6 U5 A2 r
contaminants that are tested for.
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received a test report from our importer which8 \# r* ?, n2 u: l8 o
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines( {0 i: ^. i% R. M& k
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Below, please find
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of the Health Canada website% D# e* g& U2 w: M0 `1 {# Q9 @
that should put this completely
; A, g, o/ z J, w% z/ Wto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish7 n& W6 S+ s; `9 s5 r- F7 R
and is near the bottom of the food chain
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contaminated
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/ \9 h3 G* y3 i7 N2 th mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content7 H: S. }, B7 z2 }! ~
actually found in testing' O$ {8 @2 y9 X% I+ S8 N) \
in a A' c; K) w; U4 H% K
wide variety of fish" O5 ^: @1 f" B5 w
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low7 y% R7 i3 c" M" p# I( w; x
concentrations (it
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contain
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asa). Over
) q% j' z1 ?) G.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you2 Z: g0 u6 x$ g S$ p/ k
want to know more I have included the link9 N) z, @0 H3 s W! r* ?
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to where this info is found.: i* @4 L0 H( K, n
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml L% w8 F Z! z. s, b
http://www.hc; O* t# _6 {% Z; y0 Y" D9 a
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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