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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or2 z& z0 @' Y# d# x
read on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may, [7 F0 P8 T( o" x: }
even
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3 t- s9 t% F* h" c# I# p9 Jtheir origin in a long running trade dispute.5 N/ ]/ `6 a w2 }5 x
The CFIA- m/ b8 ~" h4 {. r. E) s8 @5 q
monitors all fish imports carefully, a' ~' q) X# s, q# x
nd inspect0 d2 F: B6 w: n& ?
all new importers and new species
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once they have7 C5 @, s* ^8 Z% h# D0 S1 ?% M; z |
proved safe
4 g( g0 g& t ~0 D. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and3 _' `" l) p9 ]3 z& b/ M
those that may be: ~2 i8 U4 o: N7 [* T
introduced in the production process.
2 `' O% r8 ~6 W! g- s8 xIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer, q" Z4 `" r: k& |1 f6 F0 B+ G4 Z
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian' N$ J; C: W6 f3 {6 e
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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+ I" x6 A/ i% Ytesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may$ D3 Z" Z2 ~! h9 }
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they) i, V# {) ^) p1 n8 a
would like to research this more.0 i+ Z: {7 t/ H, I, |2 Y% U9 ]
We have
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contaminants that are tested for.
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received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find
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that should put this completely
5 C: y. ^, G9 w( C9 cto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish4 C& c6 C; o" Z* M
and is near the bottom of the food chain$ ]$ T8 M) x* N2 i+ |+ j
so seems unlikely to be
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wit
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) l5 Z9 C& `' x) t" J( QThe second section summarizes the mercury content2 W4 U* l$ N6 ~9 f& S& ^! O: M
actually found in testing' F: L! k7 ?- X
in a
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- c" \3 l6 H$ L+ B2 i f V% f( t8 vand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low; b- {5 J5 Q9 f) ^
concentrations (it5 k; t# [5 f7 V
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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asa). Over# o' y7 x- f4 b, M- s4 H
.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you u' F. w7 T7 \$ c
want to know more I have included the link
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to where this info is found.: F4 s. s( w9 L4 l
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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eng.pdf7 d' u8 U4 \1 Q5 m- }, ~( o
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