2007年6月27日 星期三 t5 n6 e2 I' `. k 7 K) b. t1 i( f' m6 q# Q) X' R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。 % |" t- c0 [* z" w3 y* S9 M , j$ K# G% R0 ?6 j9 |1 u D$ t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。4 G/ `$ C" E1 n% p6 \/ V0 c
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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。 , B# m- S$ G7 L1 ~- A: \$ q+ c) x # S! L- |% u1 b8 I% i2 [1 Z
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。' \5 \, `& v8 g& X7 \/ p! C. }4 M) `
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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。 / C9 D7 O9 y6 _# m 7 _. D6 T9 c9 [6 a& R5 w& E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。 & u! Y" ?4 J$ B* B n: l5 i' F3 A& H+ s- y+ f$ `
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”。4 X: Y$ T+ x4 {5 n9 l, s3 S
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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。”* i5 Q# g: i" j1 { a
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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。6 {/ \' |# B, k. y2 K" I3 K
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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。& M( {& d/ m8 C7 \* X
9 o/ K3 J) t9 _ C- \ & y4 @- j( Z) s2 e" zBy Geoff Dyer in Shanghai 8 k9 _1 }5 R/ _Wednesday, June 27, 2007 , G: y6 x: V$ H y9 ?* X + X/ X, O [* F: W) z# U5 t7 p. j" @. S- s4 l; d3 O0 |1 o! {, b
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China 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. 5 ]; z3 q+ }5 T* S2 A 1 o6 q# f; P6 R7 V& IGovernment 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. . X/ c- _* m* L/ k6 x; q ) W7 W- g" W9 X w$ oComing 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.' A" p% R4 ~9 s4 X
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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. 6 j0 {" E4 T/ q* h/ z! F! [# ?- A$ q" u: ]& R& J, N$ |, M! `. s0 F
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. * M+ H9 U& _4 s* C( z m5 u5 _/ W2 P, g0 J# F" X: I
The 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. 1 S$ O; Q1 ?1 @) H" N / S+ r% }/ e' i: f8 q* _The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.4 G* m7 e" m! F4 t3 ]( R
3 `% x% Z& r8 L+ O6 Z( l4 q }& h9 OAn 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.” . e0 o4 h/ p1 p : m2 A* t0 X$ Q. p' E7 e! W; gThe 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. ) X8 R4 E7 U) ]7 _9 i4 |5 T% s1 k Y) E% Z4 B# u6 X
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.$ i/ h( N- m4 ]# A' q, h0 p
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