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........." we have heard of customers who have heard or
5 f' E, c; O0 c6 Z* J- oread on the internet that Basa
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, with particular emphasis on mercury
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) @+ H- D6 v) B( c7 u; b6 Yhave looked into this and it is our belief these rumours are completely untrue and may* b' l3 K& _4 y
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their origin in a long running trade dispute.
- A$ }; n/ o9 f: _6 M2 L% nThe CFIA) o1 q& w ]$ \6 L
monitors all fish imports carefully, a
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all new importers and new species+ W% m8 ^, ^4 ^5 C; ?
without fail. Ongoing shipments of seafood are inspected regularly, but less often6 L( V' [ |) Q( z
once they have) v, z5 e) Z" X7 I" z
proved safe" W! |8 q' {' ?
. These inspections cover a wide range of potential contaminants, both natural and
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introduced in the production process.
( F/ n6 q4 U9 C( g: d) T7 UIf customers are wondering about the Basa, it is suggested you answer+ t( a; }" P5 U1 V _ f
something like this; “Our Basa has been tested and meets the Canadian
7 f! W) Q: J' UFood Inspection Standards in all regards. There have been things posted
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e internet saying it may be contaminated with mercury but ongoing0 h; h; t- u3 [1 S, Z. E& Y; k
testing has proved those to be completely false. Basa is safe.” You may* w, E$ q- M! w1 {2 u
even direct customers to the Health Canada and CFIA website if they
: y. j/ v2 g5 I2 o, @0 l0 G$ pwould like to research this more. U' a; U3 Q* C" [0 o, N6 Y( b4 _% F( Y
We have2 o/ s* A7 l9 A7 D1 K
review( Y0 h" ] f( t* J2 S3 S! h# \
ed
4 l# P5 N8 |1 Kthe CFIA website about the wide range of chemicals, metals, drugs, and
: i% d5 e) k5 V! t- Xcontaminants that are tested for.2 ^9 E3 r' T2 h' W) \% i0 {: |
We have also6 K& t# P. F& Z3 n @) C- n3 l2 V
received a test report from our importer which
, j! a' C- E" A: Sshows that our Basa meets CFIA guidelines2 P( N* Q% }4 n! F0 g1 S
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Below, please find6 X( l+ |, a' ~6 T" u; I
copied
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of the Health Canada website" y1 f- M, I1 m9 g! E: A
that should put this completely
3 F" T8 l4 X3 K! f8 S0 ]4 vto rest. The first section talks generally about where mercury is typically found. Basa is
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a
2 X( d$ O) Q/ y" L- i. P: z# ~long lived fish
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- m4 G# Z+ c% [$ f2 C' qThe second section summarizes the mercury content$ P0 ~9 X$ }% A1 s& q# l7 v
actually found in testing
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3 `4 p# U8 o* f1 H2 k% P& Uwide variety of fish
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and Basa is at or below the .02 threshold that was used to show low
$ C* |( z' y' Rconcentrations (it: w* _( ?; ?9 \) S+ z8 S
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s about 3 pages long so I only copied the top section" }( \' g; U6 d% T9 N7 @
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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.shtml
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sc.gc.ca/fn6 Y$ ]1 W8 k# P) l( k9 f9 C# l
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an/alt_formats/hpfb
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dgpsa/pdf/nutr6 m Q$ a+ @( ]0 D' D4 d6 c
ition/merc_fish_poisson
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