4 @. h1 D! k3 s$ V- {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。 ! t `0 g3 g' g; p; E & z6 u) b' t; K. y3 p4 H4 e) ?
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。. E4 E6 b$ N& [3 D$ U, N: ~) T& A
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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。. M1 {1 t4 J( L, I, K5 f
+ ^3 E- P D* c$ |8 g# U/ Q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”。 * ], J z8 J5 h z/ ]0 U t- C8 @' H1 Z5 ^( R* 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。” + [( |& C ^: s& t& U) Z7 q/ s3 x) k# B; c& M% t9 B; j( n$ h- e
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。( }% m/ B d8 b4 g
7 O6 M/ D" u/ s1 \0 Y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。7 w/ d% ^+ e; l7 A" q5 Z
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION+ @; \2 [& s8 q8 o Z4 T, |
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2 d v. e$ u. A8 ?- MGovernment 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.+ B9 m6 v3 `$ D9 X
3 h6 k# x/ c5 K6 B+ F# SComing 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. 6 W& z9 L$ v% P: Z+ Z( w8 o 7 p9 e% f1 E1 t C- Y) D' |. uThe 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./ _0 \; s; `# u' k2 c4 ^
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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. ; Y/ E4 R: i4 \9 B/ u9 u$ c. U / v6 z9 G3 ]1 e7 ~( h; U3 {- F( 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./ G: D$ e. D7 ]" p' P- h
7 |# `3 E5 s) Y. r$ R7 C; QThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. $ j( o2 Q2 v8 J# q& d' g ) D9 Q3 h4 o: I$ FAn 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.”$ ^' \1 c( ?8 |$ e* j. z
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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.% ]8 \' G3 }+ ]2 O' z
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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. # T6 S' r9 s& C% ^' I2 Y . i* m$ M7 g; R& r; c7 r7 u# x2 k, Z/ a
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