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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
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is a contaminated fish
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have looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may
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# i8 C S3 b" K, q0 N0 s( ?their origin in a long running trade dispute.
9 R, Q5 v0 p0 U/ QThe CFIA
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all new importers and new species! D$ v% K, x5 X0 _( s. y' |/ ]; `; g. Q& F
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often
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proved safe" ?3 F* v& s; e* v# H
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and6 V1 f; m: O# @
those that may be
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6 ~4 D. |% t( r$ A7 xIf 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/ A7 t" m a& C5 _. B5 h" V
on th
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testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may, x6 J3 B7 t X4 C! ?5 v
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they9 `. B3 k3 T' S3 Y$ N
would like to research this more.
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review
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the CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
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# R4 w5 ]7 ^1 H/ O, }+ Y2 E/ gWe have also7 d6 ?1 j( S+ g1 H& S0 f5 _
received a test report from our importer which
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Below, please find
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of the Health Canada website
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to rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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* X8 t4 O5 r: Qlong lived fish
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so seems unlikely to be
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" `5 O6 Q* G! w# G9 h- E* A; o0 Rh mercury6 j) ]7 I, X$ s2 D1 B6 z
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6 K% z+ [$ l$ ]The second section summarizes the mercury content# |; n& N2 @: _9 m4 O
actually found in testing
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wide variety of fish" x- z! H/ C! w2 f5 P; u% t
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
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contain
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.05 is the regulated level where it is considered important to advise on consumption limits. If you8 y9 E9 I7 q x9 M" B
want to know more I have included the link' h' i: V5 F. D7 m8 }9 v3 J
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to where this info is found.3 m* ~. |, m* J% h( O+ o
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/engl ... /import/inspe.shtml+ J# ?5 r1 k4 ]1 a, t7 B
http://www.hc" c( y" c) Y" Y" c( O5 S/ t) C8 H! I
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sc.gc.ca/fn
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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