: ~( H/ m3 i. w# K3 Y! I Z* O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。, @ G# `/ a% L c, ]/ ?
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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。+ H0 d. `9 F/ G4 Z. k8 N9 y
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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。" L& G/ `8 N9 b6 S
* Q/ m; X) l, _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”。 * E* d4 `! B' _/ v8 D2 ^; e" i! Z c& \! B- g" H, @ v
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。”: Z& X' K$ m& l; `- f9 U1 j
7 ~. F# R: N& R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。+ D9 a& V) Z. ~- T5 M, z' a
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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。( m" z" Q# [6 X$ f$ T
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8 R8 x/ M6 ]* Z! c9 @, gBy Geoff Dyer in Shanghai + p |8 C, n0 { i" Q$ [5 V
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" _8 ~( |* g! R) J1 r ( A8 M" y1 u+ W2 A6 Q D+ rBEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION : Y" |# k2 X1 D; r' g ( S0 V! S5 U4 O* r2 _1 z. IChina 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. & m* b+ O$ T' p; v/ d5 R$ w' O' a: s! W* |0 F) Z
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., U/ ]! e) c/ t4 h8 Y
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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.4 U3 l% z# j5 M6 m+ |
V4 V9 T4 R0 j) T1 E5 m) VThe 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. 2 r8 W4 R6 g) G1 N& B+ v 8 q; v0 x: w# g, gChina'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' _* E" s+ K5 N2 i; _
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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. 4 d9 t1 e) J+ j3 i9 A. n) z : q4 P& g: i* R& _, QThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. 4 b" c" w4 d: q/ W. y1 ]; [/ x0 Y1 C1 h |
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.”" Q6 g. w5 f- H6 S/ H
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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. 3 l/ M% r4 w! _8 u. i3 x- Z % B1 F5 h4 y" b / t5 Q. o1 C/ Q% N4 w8 P' R! p, i) d; a+ E$ ~% L0 M% _
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