2007年6月27日 星期三 ( _4 I5 Q) N6 {- H 7 @, ~! g, {- l; Q' G8 K, i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。5 c I7 I. j$ u& V" t' N8 C0 u1 K \
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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。 7 S3 L: \1 ]* q3 Z& y5 r+ C% q- Q9 V
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。% p' N- G7 J5 t& d9 q+ C) t
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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。6 t8 W* l2 g* o/ H/ q
8 W v$ j9 g6 n' e0 Z% c: V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。& c! }) c4 y0 t) j, ^4 \
9 Q( v. W0 p. \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。' K7 G5 \2 T& y; ^+ K* F- w' o
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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”。 - N/ u+ m# R, Z- L! K . o; B' v( r8 }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。”" e" P; v2 o) Y' `1 C; L2 f
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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。 ! B! t2 Q! I& O' P4 Y# Z2 Z 6 n9 j. _5 d0 g& L7 k5 |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。 S5 ~' E C( K; s; a; u - Q- W( ]3 ]' P. t- K, V7 M+ D7 S+ p1 Y* d8 W8 D' `" E4 G
By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai " b& B! P z3 q0 y9 x8 n8 z3 T9 n* }Wednesday, June 27, 2007 * G' c# `/ r7 z6 m0 o 0 e; b4 t$ \$ t0 V2 c$ E- t" T. Z4 d7 C1 T
BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION 0 y2 X; ]" J1 }; x. f2 c - M4 F7 T/ a8 Y! f# 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. - x% n- W/ g' h4 G3 n6 A . K8 Q1 ~) S& N7 ]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.9 L2 @: J' @2 P
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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.! r4 H9 `6 }" u# R6 p
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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. ) m) M1 g \! a* g" W& u/ H$ t4 e, F6 X1 M# ?$ ^3 s
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.. D# q% y5 p, A6 ?3 l" ^: r8 T
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The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.* f. [! c3 d n+ C
7 p2 e9 y( f! ?6 U2 SAn 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.” & v. c- c% d3 D2 a7 u; w. ?9 j7 |2 i( ?) y# Y6 C, c9 u! _
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.5 L5 ~: ^$ Q# l7 [
- X/ P. K! f) ^6 P+ u$ jThe 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. 2 D5 Z# }, x2 [7 K6 X& ]! t1 ^: r) c: i % x0 o ?/ C2 i! ?0 z, \ I2 _1 ~* I6 @2 W 6 |: y) Q* T) J y7 I1 fFinancial Times
