e( P5 f; X w5 n2 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。2 U B6 J& L4 Y* M& p- q
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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。4 ~. j' L2 K v( e$ }7 O" C' _
3 p! r I# i- d' Q. w! R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。 8 U; }; L; H6 E8 p5 t( F0 ~: H 1 Z+ f0 J/ ^$ \
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。: ~1 P7 T2 ]6 }! v% \' z
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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。! Q8 e1 V) v3 j, d0 R3 w& s Z8 C. q
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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。 X' q3 D+ h) W' f( v X' n$ Q: e7 Z8 S; }8 @
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”。 / Y2 T5 s& O# Z 8 q3 \# H: a' k& m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。”# U% X' x A- L! B
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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。$ c! T; k+ r0 D) E8 v2 j
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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。, Y/ \: h2 C9 ^, m1 c e
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By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai 5 C8 f% p) q7 } FWednesday, June 27, 2007 1 `3 k# g' _$ @ Z # j" m' @( f$ h: t" B, w: \& Q3 U9 f4 Q( j- ^+ V
BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION + Z1 F5 o% Q' x/ t" M$ G( t& Y1 L + [, e# A2 w3 H! a% \+ ?7 e3 r% EChina 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.; C# m% I) B8 j( P5 d% e
: V; w5 M- [' `# R8 f; xGovernment 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 r3 N" K) d; p7 ^8 X 8 |! F6 @/ a0 b, K* q* DComing 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.' Q& v2 a3 v) 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.& ~8 ~. x! W+ v5 E, C
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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.( c N- i7 I; j( }& L6 j! s1 z
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The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. 9 e- r! p: _8 E R9 F* v) |6 t; _7 K H0 I
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.”. l- z+ j5 I9 M& F/ e& ~
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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. , |$ M2 h x/ B6 ^0 Z - @* e( q0 F; k2 K8 c1 xThe 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 O; `) i3 u& D2 M. J, M0 M* X
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