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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
$ @3 t6 t( U3 y! }. o; D1 Qread on the internet that Basa S6 I2 d6 _* \; I& ]+ _
is a contaminated fish
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) l1 R) j+ J: Y, whave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may+ i# K$ x* P I! A6 D( o
even: a& f$ m) t0 R7 |9 r4 P% v% p: {
find
+ q2 Y5 H9 e, ?+ R- W: ftheir origin in a long running trade dispute.
8 `% \) O. {/ Y( c% d) j2 KThe CFIA Y$ _6 \# x* M0 h
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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7 w3 S! f. a$ ^( Kall new importers and new species
- D4 B( M" S q+ i: dwithout fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often ~+ z* z( I& I, F. G) l
once they have, z; T' W4 A' u, h) f. M) G$ F
proved safe
% y" l) _: Z2 I& c, G. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
; m- _+ Z; ~4 L) fthose that may be3 Z( R. Z0 ]4 |" z& O
introduced in the production process.5 p7 \2 E# c- v" w2 D/ o1 d
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer9 H: R) T1 r7 e. G7 S' P5 }
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
$ y# g! S8 ?# f8 DFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted+ T6 t3 p$ b2 `3 Z
on th2 H& K! F2 s0 z' D' v( u$ w; Z
e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
' a; w1 ]/ H; S+ C6 @testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may& M$ ^- A: H3 X4 V3 k
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they/ L% }) _* n t0 A
would like to research this more.. H& o9 O0 D) h5 j5 i( j% ]( Q4 Q
We have
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ed
s% M, D/ h Athe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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We have also
' F- ?( t6 m+ A/ Q/ ireceived a test report from our importer which, Q* g& g6 n5 C. _5 k* A! d
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines$ }! a4 X9 `$ c. C- `
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7 V4 k8 u' r4 zBelow, please find4 c, n2 C$ O& h7 o
copied7 s. Z# H. G" {
sections
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that should put this completely
7 {# k) {0 i& mto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is- h$ O. b$ I# y$ _+ s2 [! D+ B
not
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. W! B, {/ y V2 F! x; s) Vlong lived fish3 j1 q2 S. m" p6 |( j+ G
and is near the bottom of the food chain7 o( x0 b( ^8 `' {4 V
so seems unlikely to be" {! l$ Q& H' ]! Q( s n/ H
contaminated/ O, u* m! J+ ]) f1 x7 `0 o/ @
wit
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- Q+ P/ u | E, m$ Z& h9 hThe second section summarizes the mercury content
, K0 n7 G% D) q) F# |" Uactually found in testing2 f" c- Z, S3 L
in a
8 \% r; E- Z& p& W% |" e+ A; D6 Ewide variety of fish
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4 ?' R u9 c' d% o5 ^$ l. fand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low- [8 Y- |# g! U7 e
concentrations (it6 _- ^2 c2 t, N7 f
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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' b( c$ P4 {1 X.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
8 o) L1 \4 J0 l4 dwant to know more I have included the link
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7 w0 M) b& d& W. fto where this info is found.
O1 d1 l7 g) `" S6 `! t8 C. w, L8 ~http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
) b6 P% Y2 e- ]+ ihttp://www.hc; v, [0 t ]3 r- Y( G2 w# W
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