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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or* e* z& k% g+ f6 @0 L$ p
read on the internet that Basa! C3 j! `, W+ ~4 T: o! E# z: k
is a contaminated fish
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( W# w4 H; ]! W- A/ g1 h: {( khave 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.) |7 f8 I0 Y4 P0 g
The CFIA, U. \# G- _0 R8 m- E8 [0 |
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species5 u, B) F; I* I& C$ C4 A C; s
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often" T$ ?8 w7 a) {3 R; o0 o
once they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer% R- ]! M* S3 M& M
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian1 v; C. Y! i5 Q
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may
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; T' I, a% e8 } ^9 ]) G5 J# Wwould like to research this more.% B) c5 y- O9 s
We have3 H7 d" E& T/ p& i, r) c* w
review, E" q+ I; s5 T( \# A9 @
ed
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8 t9 r& G. o6 GWe have also
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shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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' I1 s* e. ]& J# @0 L' o% z: H1 eBelow, please find
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sections/ H: d" D: W0 o$ n$ W% _+ Z
of the Health Canada website- [6 G% w# T; P+ I, s8 Y3 ?
that should put this completely
7 P$ ] s4 M: L7 X2 M8 _to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish) Z" A# r% p" B: ?. e' |
and is near the bottom of the food chain, B) q" ]: V; f2 n7 E, c
so seems unlikely to be
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h mercury
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0 ?& v& U: N( @( }& ZThe second section summarizes the mercury content s) C" S" x3 X$ Z0 {
actually found in testing
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& d4 W0 [8 V7 _, v# ]' m# @wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low6 v8 N$ o; F, V r1 Y
concentrations (it
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section$ Q" ?! ]9 e( h9 K
contain
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asa). Over
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want to know more I have included the link& _" |. c) o# u7 R
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to where this info is found.: U2 [. u8 v6 ^" l
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml) I# r" b! w8 \+ ~( V* o
http://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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