2007年6月27日 星期三 ; F p; z+ |5 p! q* H) \0 U- s ) |. T& u( f* @$ T* L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。2 _: S V: t% y/ }( ^1 \% f
% L, N) ]: c! }. Y8 L8 O0 m+ y, R# 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。+ ^ Y: l$ o G+ a; K3 M" N
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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。 $ ~% [' V- A8 }- p% Y' h- ]7 n ) B- k* p* {! G- k+ C6 b: D. 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。- I3 a1 Y" A* k! _' 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。 / h* N6 S+ n5 W* H2 q+ [6 x9 E- V * _; n" M0 M5 ~5 |+ G: P' e+ J( W5 f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。" q3 r7 N3 [* U& J, Q1 u
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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”。0 U4 @, m2 c- h7 F' J! \: w5 k% z
, t1 j. R7 h( H: v7 Y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。”* i4 m- c( N2 T7 G+ N |
/ i, |1 C) T# X5 U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。 4 O {- A* W2 N- E/ O* k( \* M $ ?1 {8 C/ u2 ?; }# f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。7 X$ d8 y8 C# L8 f+ w3 c
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By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai - {$ l( C2 o/ j( R' }9 f
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION . E. L* B; M2 j7 U7 D' L9 p6 A, j; L( j I2 R& L
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. & t" R5 b' }1 j" S7 w% H! t( G; l7 h/ v Y' X/ z1 m& s
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. . c& p4 ?3 h/ ~# _$ l- m* z& E $ Z7 w$ v1 p& g5 cComing 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., R ], H3 f1 i
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0 J* k s+ n u) A' mChina'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.: |9 o0 j6 z; c9 \) L; o
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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. : ?+ z8 f* n' s) a: W% O- d& `* `: J2 l# w; S3 K$ w# ^, }9 q
The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. # w# E# r0 _3 S" _, l$ `( _- w! p# M* }; o9 }
An 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.” 1 q& P+ e, T# J# m. t b" q 1 L2 n- w- |: `1 OThe 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. 1 d! i7 g) A0 {3 P, f* ]/ S0 ~, P( t 9 n* t. n, e% ]6 ^* {- }: [5 kThe 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.% d C6 {- c6 r4 s6 s4 o9 ?! `, @$ `
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