) M0 J6 W9 v( d* k$ A- ]7 H0 y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。 8 Q9 G: u- m9 I; Z5 L+ s/ B6 k. h ; N* o( N6 t3 j* J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。 + i7 N& }$ x5 Z, I: Q5 _2 ^ ' z4 A/ ~) w; _# k& k: t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。 , I3 W N4 B; E 8 [' P+ q1 U8 ]3 y$ f
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。 7 _2 m" A% G! Z3 s - ]! y3 D, C$ W" H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/ y$ o) {( b2 Z+ N, O ) _) C8 `! `/ J( z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。 * B8 x8 H7 E3 x+ j2 c$ L. J , R2 I. T: r$ o7 O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”。 ' ]$ g, P3 G- I( B+ L6 R ; m, V9 z7 F5 W% A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。”& X- R9 ]3 Y/ k7 i$ G) w9 h
- S h2 O" l3 x; ^% L" H' S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。8 D- Q/ r) z. H; @9 p" g1 i
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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。 / G" A1 g# J4 G2 F. v2 Z7 e 1 n: C7 I n t* F- |9 | + f' U0 Q; p, v6 P% ] `/ \By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai 4 J, Z% ?. e7 Q0 h. k# ^
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION6 d8 {( g7 q+ Q& [
8 r! Z2 B7 e& F% Q- DChina 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 D- V/ x; |9 z/ |* Z, h
3 d4 V- ]& D. p7 [' {8 n8 \1 W6 d9 ?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. t$ u; d% P5 u( T) t" k . o x6 C% d% EComing 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. ]0 f4 s+ \9 V( T H
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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.9 N( U: g6 F- A1 ]3 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 h o+ H: |6 K1 t 0 V9 |" V* p( Z8 K! qThe 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.! |( F# Z- h- B* n) ?
9 p: z1 A+ ] ~9 Y z5 iThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. , {' i8 [/ ~9 ?1 @4 _" f) Y& K0 {/ a% r9 `! H3 B9 X
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.” 3 v2 A Y! M4 w" H& I+ K4 f( U6 ~" b5 e0 d
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.2 z1 `2 Q9 W9 P! x4 {
8 M5 [1 w" y+ w. _& P) DThe 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 ^/ a$ `+ {8 b/ ~/ y& `$ F
