+ M2 k) ~. W# z0 q/ c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。 % q. o4 ^ b( p* w; s 7 ]$ T% ~# d0 O5 _6 I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。 3 s- C1 k; T! _& H% a; n/ D + \, X# `* j h# f* M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。 7 p. n7 l) w7 }2 T' ~4 ]. ]( f# I. R- t$ ]) M: f6 r7 f4 }5 O6 m
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。 0 D" O+ G$ s3 ~* E9 \+ V: e9 V: i ; @$ U. d# X$ k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”。 ; s2 s9 |2 n1 a. B* q' E1 p8 K" \7 h& _/ T: ~
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。” : }# p( Y$ w3 q( o7 b# }9 X' z/ ~" X- U8 j. L n
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。 K6 d) g9 X& A+ D& V3 m& [$ Q) }/ W, X& b
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。 + D; e7 t. T* G1 ~9 i$ `, p' d! q) l% Q, {; V5 a
% s) l% y3 W5 t& p2 |! ^' xBy Geoff Dyer in Shanghai 0 k: X" Y1 j3 G3 j) i& N/ v+ _Wednesday, June 27, 2007 0 M/ E3 n! x/ k: A
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9 R. T H4 B1 x+ ]0 B) B0 z6 S) FBEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION8 o2 J, J: e$ T: \* N% p/ F
6 M8 h! z* b1 _9 rChina 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.9 N U) v( g4 N- ?4 u
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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. - F1 G2 e4 ?$ }& I5 S. s3 ]# y; X1 a" ~
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. ! I# @- O' |! m, Q/ j3 d: Y ! e3 T5 b9 P0 C% `1 ~# n+ G$ wThe 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. 0 f2 b3 ]/ _0 O0 s; N3 o* C+ c) u, w8 f+ @. |, x5 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.6 X3 x; e* y: X: q9 Z, n! w! D7 \
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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.9 [, ]# h$ A2 }- W1 L* X
4 V8 |' V1 [) X+ e. v; c0 bThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.2 G9 ^4 v. z4 t: Z
+ L' x! t$ \- W* W( bAn 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.” . Q- K: Z- ~% o e5 {; X) c4 b3 ]. h# Z0 y) a# P Z
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. ) c- [0 J, p @2 G3 I, {6 F0 g4 L' b6 j4 m$ d* g8 G
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. - a# D7 T: \( E4 K5 Z% `+ w& V* l# [- H$ m
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