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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or i9 j- w( x8 L; w
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
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
8 ~+ r" V2 c7 OThe CFIA
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nd inspect# B# b4 R3 \) J z
all new importers and new species/ M6 w; {" A! G0 U) U1 s
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
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introduced in the production process.
$ z" r! ]7 Z5 D$ }If customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer s. ?# x Y, F; Z7 D4 ?" i2 Y. T
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian3 C9 H/ ~3 ?& }" S1 }5 L7 F/ s
Food Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted `2 J, K: ?/ _" r+ ^4 R; A) V
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing
1 k9 j( m! X; ~3 A/ k/ Dtesting has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may& x6 l' I* C0 X
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
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We have
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and, h, M+ |" a0 O
contaminants that are tested for.
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received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find. |3 C8 F6 j0 c3 G4 [7 M
copied' [* B5 G- P2 F d7 }
sections. t8 g; {1 k* v/ j2 Z7 d( \& Z. N1 ~3 y
of the Health Canada website
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, }& R/ ?( n" o8 vto 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* l* a# n8 u2 ~& O
contaminated3 o" f) J! w4 h# r6 B4 z
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h mercury. s/ Y. `! H' o/ {3 b6 h0 ~2 R
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5 |$ n% b3 `/ k* q" {The second section summarizes the mercury content
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/ d6 J$ K# }/ @and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section
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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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; ?) Z3 b) A% i2 p% x) O' sto where this info is found.9 A7 \) k7 i' ?6 N1 l$ n8 ]
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml7 ~5 @. t! P1 }& u: h
http://www.hc) }& s& G* h4 C5 d. W3 r+ q
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr
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