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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or' D% j2 {9 M) l4 W \5 @% r/ C# g
read 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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find
0 d. \( p" ], S$ C' j9 Ptheir origin in a long running trade dispute.8 a( q- [2 n* N- G9 G) L+ n3 y" I
The CFIA
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nd inspect
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without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and) W& s$ J& I5 R& o$ g/ v/ u
those that may be7 g. T6 E6 L9 k4 o% x: }
introduced in the production process.( e: r8 N0 S6 _
If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer
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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 may1 d0 B+ I: l/ v4 ~: D
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they: a3 ?, g& D! O* v- T4 @, R9 S4 o
would like to research this more.
t& `8 C! {* r* RWe have
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ed
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contaminants that are tested for.# r0 u3 x+ {" j! k V6 C
We have also
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shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines3 L/ j1 r# v! w- r
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copied
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that should put this completely3 h& m+ _' s3 v/ w0 d5 e8 }8 m9 w
to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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long lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content s m$ q6 I" y: N$ z
actually found in testing. [6 x/ a! C9 Q- J( x5 l2 r! m
in a
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/ ^6 W" \2 K. Q- o* Nand Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low4 b% Z2 T5 b# M5 ?
concentrations (it
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contain4 t- s* x: e, e, j# ~8 F
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml6 A2 g6 g8 l* F2 X6 A
http://www.hc9 o; S6 V* c# r# w
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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ition/merc_fish_poisson
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eng.pdf
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