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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
( c# }# Y8 R' M8 |1 iread on the internet that Basa, _/ P+ D! v" I+ F6 r1 M& x+ r
is a contaminated fish7 k5 H' c$ m$ U. e$ `' F5 r
, with particular emphasis on mercury
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% N$ R1 P/ \. L% M6 O0 i4 ~# Whave 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.5 E5 W# _$ M$ M2 K6 L6 Z* |/ i
The CFIA- u( J% Q$ j3 L
monitors all fish imports carefully, a+ s. A' U5 \$ H2 m; U
nd inspect* S2 V6 ^( ]0 U, O3 Z
all new importers and new species# T& K* r# a8 [2 p0 E
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
5 Z. g9 _8 F& f }% {9 f& Ponce they have
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. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and( v" W( m% @# l) F) A# Q3 O6 E; S
those that may be# ?1 f9 _# Z7 y: k8 j
introduced in the production process.+ d) Y4 n% @7 ? \- j
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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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
2 j$ e5 n9 Z/ m9 a/ A1 L* ntesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may3 I0 `3 t! Q/ ?0 L2 K/ g. b
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they9 @! B/ _8 G2 c1 r3 K
would like to research this more." U6 Q4 @% J+ ~6 u" f* p3 W( N
We have
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ed
% [9 g2 I8 ~ l6 o0 V! M+ Othe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
& Q% B9 U/ \$ Y1 C# t2 econtaminants that are tested for.
8 J3 A) r! R n$ ~& Z, yWe have also- D! b* L" W, x1 [# d) W
received a test report from our importer which) s% w% r1 W5 |
shows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines
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Below, please find* }' Q+ W p. r/ ]& o' B
copied
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of the Health Canada website
6 Y* P2 b5 L: M& \1 k! [9 a6 `that should put this completely
3 ~4 \/ r" F' ~to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
! {# @+ D8 P: w% r Y5 ^9 E+ mlong lived fish# e( Y. x! h0 }6 z; L- y$ R' z& ^
and is near the bottom of the food chain0 N/ A+ A% c- B
so seems unlikely to be" B, v/ Y6 Z8 l' {
contaminated
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h mercury
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The second section summarizes the mercury content& q0 Y4 @# K* W2 f' z5 R! b
actually found in testing6 X( t2 v: y v# u8 f- S
in a9 R5 _3 _# t6 W) B& j) p
wide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low" Y8 z/ y9 d1 I, Y! D- w9 F: b
concentrations (it
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# l0 L* |; B, S4 _$ Ms about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
: l+ Z0 A$ [6 z3 K; ^contain
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) i! {) w$ g- {3 X; `) b3 ?.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you
- ~2 n! K1 O+ ] [4 t9 O( Awant to know more I have included the link8 O# h) p( h. w6 i0 t- ~
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7 Y2 k/ i2 L: d( K, e3 L5 dto where this info is found.6 t7 w% p- k( S$ H! Y& E0 y
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml
2 }$ W* C. x+ Q$ Vhttp://www.hc
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sc.gc.ca/fn# k" t; ?7 Y5 b r
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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7 k) x4 M- S/ [- l8 o- adgpsa/pdf/nutr
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