8 ]; r9 S4 E% l) C; ?6 z9 R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。 {6 \0 N1 T2 t X/ o8 c9 L 3 [) c6 E: i! C4 @9 Z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。( Z# i5 C# S7 Y, }9 q1 X
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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。( C, J( v e$ L: O1 H# ]1 n
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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。 . |. v$ x( s& z: a/ Z3 ], q' F: q: {' ]& n" T1 ]
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。3 b2 U- j) b7 P2 l- V2 c9 G# C
# W) S% {5 A7 C7 o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。4 W* ?) g+ H& b4 H8 W- A* c
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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”。 7 O' f3 J% r: j* Z ( a) @1 X' {" Q' b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。” 6 k3 s4 P/ g7 p& V( u) _/ E6 o9 I. F3 P) {
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。 , u _. m7 Y9 u! d" a, t/ J& B7 H# A: l2 o1 ?8 s, E1 G3 _
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! p5 @' R$ r7 t
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 ! K! J5 t. G! y$ K# {4 i6 k! a [2 w( ^8 f% V. F
3 d" b4 o% u" f) O7 DBEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION2 |# q' o% v( G7 h+ y; C. Z- ~
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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. 3 b+ }6 v' t9 F% a. |- O. n, ?# ^9 o8 j) G# g. S2 c0 e
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. . F& g7 [' K4 K; Z3 U5 T( ~. B: A$ B1 k# r/ n H( g
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.8 ^! g3 x3 d) y" ?$ W; A# O
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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. ! D9 T+ _, a5 x1 y0 O0 N 3 g- V) i) B, z/ ?- i. q2 FThe 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. / n# ~( D+ R$ c( A) T / h( r+ x+ A* c7 L5 NThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. 6 Y( ?% `5 _2 l7 k$ u+ j: G9 t* g+ z% X0 l2 H5 u
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.”/ U3 `% x% q! H! n
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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.7 p; ]; j6 o( R/ }
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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. 9 z! H9 i# O' E0 J8 L5 B / G8 T2 a# D- V+ U ; V! G1 d- \2 c$ t ( |$ M3 j o7 A* z( kFinancial Times
