: J* E- v0 Q) N% R5 g4 i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。 , v# h; S; T1 { 2 z" O9 \* P' k* O! m
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。$ q( i" a' N/ M! }0 T1 J T
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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。 / ~ v" m6 |; y. K* U" [/ f) o; H2 V$ C0 l! s7 K$ B5 L
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。 " X7 w- M- T" W1 C; L2 F5 u2 i7 }3 P; v5 ^$ Q* c7 T3 y
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”。5 o+ x" r$ k/ j Q; O6 }+ q
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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。”5 N3 [4 t, n# U# J
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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。 ! p2 o- [7 w/ F" b, `/ p. O+ A. I9 k I8 e
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。 6 A9 M# L, v7 f8 y9 w7 U 1 c" n* g8 q& Z# q9 g& E0 t9 O; F0 ~* F
By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai " e( K$ Z0 l. j& G7 S7 R, t) |$ a
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION , \1 o9 I4 v+ X3 e) H % ~6 E* b2 r5 S3 g* qChina 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. 1 h# I8 K0 M8 ^) T& a " K% }& F: _9 o* h& W" b, J3 kGovernment 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. ( ~, ~' g2 l! X3 K3 Y/ f1 X/ B7 `4 M5 L( B
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.- m9 ^* E" S. w$ e
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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.% K3 k1 Q( |* H
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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.3 k0 ]! j, I1 `$ R
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" K8 Y* T8 v3 k- ?& ?+ P3 }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.”4 Q+ m. K) g8 I0 A6 n+ p
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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. , a6 m# F8 A( s# t+ N/ |6 Z& A
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.4 C& O- p1 {, \1 c; l
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