[中国新闻] 中国加强对美国输华食品的检验检疫程序

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6 I' \, B0 P" t9 v+ R3 O中国以产品不安全为由扣留了两批来自美国的食品,并警告要加强对美国输华食品的检验检疫程序。
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# @: Q6 P' `6 }( w; N中国食品安全检查部门昨日在其网站上表示,政府检查人员分别截获了从美国船运来的柳橙果肉和杏脯,因为这些产品含有过量的细菌和霉菌。
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由于美国不久前爆发了一系列有关中国进口产品的质量丑闻,因此,很多进口商会将这项公告视为中国官方的一种报复。9 n# g4 Y+ K- u2 \

# ?* s2 n) d* Y3 t! ]7 N! @在声明发布前一天,美国监管机构宣布召回一家中国公司制造的多达45万个轮胎,原因是这些轮胎存在安全隐患。
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$ l, v- d4 r9 R9 H1 s5 [& p中国国家质量监督检验检疫总局(General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine)表示,柳橙果肉是在东部省份山东查获的,杏脯是在深圳查获的。1 h, S) Y) Z: ~$ E0 n+ c
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质检总局表示这些货物“细菌总数、霉菌和二氧化硫含量超标”,但没有具体说明查获的时间和数量。& i$ P# [* N+ k& t) P
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该机构在声明中表示,已要求地方质检部门“加强对美国输华食品的检验检疫”。
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某欧洲贸易公司驻上海的一位高管表示:“没有看到关于这些货物的细节,我们说什么都没有把握,但显然,这看起来像是要引开人们对中国及其自身质量问题的关注。”
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美国政府下属的国家公路交通安全管理局(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)周一宣布召回新泽西州分销商Foreign Tire Sales销售的轮胎,这些轮胎可用于有篷货车、SUV和小型敞篷载货卡车。
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由中国杭州中策橡胶有限公司(Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber)制造的这些轮胎缺少一层帮助加固轮胎、防止胎面分离的橡胶层——2000年,正是这个问题导致美国大规模召回凡世通轮胎(Firestone)。记者昨日未能联系到杭州中策的管理人员置评。
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4 o1 {! G  G4 O& ~By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai
  x" g, j# v; g& B6 ZWednesday, June 27, 2007
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$ I7 }6 ^: q1 G. A) {! wChina has impounded two shipments of food from the US on the grounds that the produce is unsafe and warned that procedures for monitoring American food imports should be tightened.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' Z: |8 ]: F, K- U* X3 p! {% X/ H
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Government inspectors seized separate shipments of orange pulp and apricots from the US because they contained excessive bacteria and mould, China's food safety inspectorate said yesterday on its website.
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& {, o6 T" V2 o  u0 @; qComing on the back of a series of scandals in the US over the quality of imported goods from China, the announcement will be considered by many importers as a form of retaliation by the Chinese authorities.
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The statement comes one day after regulators in the US announced a recall of up to 450,000 tyres manufactured by a Chinese company because of a potentially dangerous safety problem.7 J0 W! e  E8 s5 ~) l1 Z" u! L
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China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said it had impounded the orange pulp in the eastern province of Shandong and the apricots were seized in Shenzhen.2 a  M+ D4 C' v. V  a4 ?

4 k7 `# ~- B: l- U7 gThe shipments contained “excessive bacteria, mould and sulphur dioxide”, the agency said, but gave no details about when they were impounded or how big the shipments were.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' Y& x6 X* f) D" S

8 ?3 ?* {* d/ P+ V( hThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.3 l, q0 B' l7 L. s$ L0 }

6 r6 h. ~( S* `6 P! d) H$ r$ ZAn executive at a European trading company based in Shanghai said: “We cannot say anything for sure without seeing details about the shipments, but it certainly looks like a way of deflecting some of the attention away from China and its own quality problems.”
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The US government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Monday the recall of tyres sold by Foreign Tire Sales, a New Jersey distributor, which are used in vans, sports utility vehicles and pick-up trucks.
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The tyres, made by a Chinese company called Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber, lacked a gum strip that helps strengthen the tyre and prevent tread separation – the problem that caused a massive recall of Firestone tyres in the US in 2000. Officials at Hangzhou Zhongce could not be reached for comment yesterday.
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