2007年6月27日 星期三 ( A' u, }7 C$ {6 Q 7 ^# D3 m. `4 y6 x, f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。 + s0 G y- @% s! c$ P5 |0 _ j# R$ i% x: \0 H+ _& h
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。 " M5 {9 b- T* O+ l n, |& @; X3 p3 c( ^( F/ M8 y9 @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。 4 T1 G9 x) F$ K " v! }6 J( W+ L6 l% |2 O: B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。( ^( a( d& \0 j7 Z
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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。 , g/ S$ w* j2 t0 @0 | 4 r( @7 C, |: s; w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。+ O: m6 v' |4 g; {8 w. R
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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”。 1 o- ^2 B6 u- Y3 ^' F# T: Q F5 M& e" M2 X5 \# M$ i4 e8 b: J8 C' S. U
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。”- L, F! r+ S7 N4 D1 m
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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。 , h9 y7 G# c6 x! A9 f : I [& c7 D3 Y: |! \% Z4 s4 ~3 A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。. e& E& | a3 {
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By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai , Y$ j7 l( N. H0 N: k+ I( ~' K' v% tWednesday, June 27, 2007 5 \6 A; u' _* z1 Q: `; F
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION " p$ Z8 Q! d3 b9 G 8 h8 q8 j y& h0 V4 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. 5 S7 c; @$ p) Y& ]& p1 U/ k 2 j3 j9 S% P, ?- q) MGovernment 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. 9 X2 `7 U# C/ i+ n3 ]( N8 k0 ~( T$ _, x+ C* c' P3 `
Coming 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.5 M* A/ t9 g8 h+ y( D
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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. / Y' O" d( A2 }7 M1 q' B- M* ] j: @, B
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.8 }! G, T: p0 ?
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The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. 6 A, _/ W% r v: v o9 O6 b) ?& M ; N& J' T% C+ {' b* f& | KAn 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.”" I) R4 o7 h, J2 I4 }& T
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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. ; E& h3 D% j- r " y7 U8 j. G9 B VThe 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.0 @+ L, E& c5 G) F3 K; H2 K
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