2007年6月27日 星期三 ; a) m0 n# u. t 5 e- l z1 i) }% n) v4 h" P7 L9 Z' 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。3 g( a- o' d( n
" K" B6 h; _; ^2 u4 ~ V$ \" g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 y7 r. o, X! g3 r C: N0 e & u+ e! j2 [/ K: ?* ?- \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。& O7 t2 Z" E/ _ _ T# x1 }3 u
: ]' \1 ^/ C" ~# e2 d( W/ p# ~2 w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 L F- h' u R
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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。) s8 l" k" c: E h
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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。" E$ V' T6 ^8 P1 Y
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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”。- [1 g+ n( g) {3 K I
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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。”. i! J4 G% R2 {
4 X" A4 d6 k2 }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。 $ Y: N P! f- U; Z( f" F2 X' S8 r; b3 x
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。$ T% g W5 Y r: e: d
! l4 \- }6 }% v8 h1 F! f, G& m ' F5 a8 H. Q9 i" e1 ^By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai : W( J7 L6 C' ^Wednesday, June 27, 2007 # @5 ~' q. z3 X. p+ ]% e; o
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION2 l1 @% S& _# S. ~' O3 C8 g3 G
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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.% c4 j( r5 M! Z4 F; A* ~
9 E! L1 u3 H8 `- s5 P1 s8 h0 c+ QComing 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/ m1 c: e% L. L8 O* K " a; t+ k% l* k& q3 L2 lThe 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. ' X6 F. r9 n) T. [& R4 ? 1 x/ Q8 N# G( @' D" rChina'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.8 ^: j/ ]% V$ e
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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 c9 R3 E2 i' O! r/ V 9 X' f& P# I5 O% uThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. ! ]9 V/ H5 j6 u& P. S8 h$ E6 Y% ?+ ^ |9 F: V
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.” * w1 @ b& A# C- x " ~( b/ A7 `- d, Q) {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. , i/ D, ?- [. ^1 X+ r3 ] 9 `5 O1 H! X# p$ s" |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 p) b( X6 t3 {; x' a( x5 M a7 x) x: t! t6 y& n. X$ e$ |( q& }* P- h" p! }% \
