2007年6月27日 星期三 7 V' h5 u5 E( `9 c # R7 W. Q' T, a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。 4 L' C" ?9 D0 X1 r$ j) r8 Y8 K2 h+ A, h: @: a% C
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。 $ g: E0 m+ {3 i1 M" r% S/ ]1 I9 S! i5 V2 D
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。 , i& {9 u9 K! B* F W. h2 R8 K- v ! b) h) ?3 H% T/ P4 @% c/ v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。 $ w- R# f$ M, e# M) ^ ! p1 e5 |$ U' s, S* {# f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。' z! p/ e. ^- i0 M" s# e
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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。 7 C* a) t+ |2 l H3 E* C1 Z# e1 {1 \- {
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”。 & `+ F# U& k% a( F& \) s - d: [/ |" S8 ^2 U; z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。” & x% l+ L D. B2 R4 x6 V( o* `) q5 Q I" `- L0 ?+ `) y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。# G; h, @! m2 Z: Z: P5 ]
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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。 , l; F! z( A; x9 @$ H! ~4 I2 t# y* B. ]; T5 `
) e* s; o8 d. R% A) {2 lBy Geoff Dyer in Shanghai 1 o. i3 H6 n, Z
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 / F) C _, m% k) [; A! W* F! @% G" [
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION l1 p! l- c& }; F5 k3 m) {
+ z {$ w( j) O. s- G- c/ g+ AChina 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. & n' G" z" r) H3 A1 A; h* L6 k0 P! i9 t( h5 U9 i/ W) N
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.( H' N$ C$ X$ B# K" M% }
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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. # l/ [1 ?- I6 _: y; r 0 M4 B) d; z; C. j$ hThe 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. 3 j! ]" H" g/ E) v - ?! K' O J* k* }, W+ lChina'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.* x1 L6 W( y1 m7 P
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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 P3 X; L* |& ^5 }( T; k: C/ G; `/ z p1 }# x5 O; r/ _3 D
The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.$ W0 J1 U: `6 \! C' A- ~
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$ a! E* x. X- r6 e$ f* LThe 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.0 [6 Y/ z/ V% g! d0 `# Q8 W: ] P0 M3 ~
" \5 r- n2 }; _+ Z6 MThe 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 [7 \& E6 M* o. X1 F! q
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