2007年6月27日 星期三 . f& k! K! B5 e: c& d ) Q* |2 Z/ \# w% s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。 % g# e! M- o, | J! m ; ^% B- L9 Z" P( N0 P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。 , z2 r3 o3 e3 ~) F0 ]3 J: |- [3 o+ d7 Q+ E
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。: E" ?+ K% {! g7 I; {
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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。 C0 e( s/ X6 \, u3 t; S0 t
6 @0 \" e* ?2 ?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。, S2 i& M2 |2 s1 U# K% L
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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。 8 W/ m3 ^+ A, d. k8 p, h2 h( P) C b / H9 Q9 o( f7 U3 \6 j$ g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”。8 f: x, I5 }6 x" t/ \$ ]6 z
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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。” " n* U1 j" z- V, @* z : B h1 ~+ U) y* m) 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。 & q8 P& E8 S# W1 z8 `1 h * q3 i. @+ w9 c# d/ Q$ o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。0 z( p N" F7 z( k' _' ~
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION $ h" h% Q: X7 n, B+ N ! f( l0 G# Z$ ~, j4 G* \China 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.; q. U9 U* Y4 @- [ a2 f1 I4 \ _
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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.$ [( ~* G6 V( X0 U. [" g
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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.9 y" U" j, ?; K1 x |* N; L6 `9 Y
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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.' }. C( }* v; C" z
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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.2 [( n. d5 @6 ^0 _0 C
' L5 C9 u0 p8 h4 a( _5 I2 D7 zThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. 5 ]2 v# u, N( }8 X4 y1 C, [ C- Q
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.” 2 x. s2 q5 N R" I; F! d3 v& W' n2 d3 l, B' | t* _; Z
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. T& w h7 G( _ ! k j. m8 T2 W. Q2 W- u+ l; P' bThe 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. + P! z3 Q- K5 K) y# n* p& j/ t/ T8 y4 p
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