2007年6月27日 星期三 ; R4 A$ ~9 x8 T$ D5 K* F 7 Y# i7 C" P8 X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。 + Q7 }8 J- T7 d3 h # R+ i8 {" G0 p4 {: P" H4 t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。 ; u6 H, E) _' T2 O; |- Y & J; H1 X. Q) k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。2 X7 C( S. m4 b) L& U0 q/ |
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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。 , Y+ |% N# e5 B0 Y8 ]1 M: k1 G, V( g: d. ]
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。 5 [5 ~. n+ N" j) w( B: \ h, a$ W Q/ V! y% |4 ? C0 j/ T8 Y1 k
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。3 V& u/ J" u- T6 L* b
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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”。 # r) ^7 }" ?. b0 a, r ) M! f1 ^: H, t9 h _9 [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。” $ T+ f2 D5 S4 {' Y5 H' Q' `0 Y" Z y8 l8 n8 ~8 H- H. W) j
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。 a: A/ x! v! P3 K! G! X% L# c0 c K5 v0 t' x- I% Z1 o T
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。# S9 i3 B. H+ l# W
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By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai ) \2 L- Z% g% M( P5 kWednesday, June 27, 2007 6 C* G$ V" P0 O# r( W7 T) T # x0 |4 X: _5 L. R" h 0 r* S3 E* B* o3 C, IBEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION; P2 m7 ]+ D8 D0 w4 m
( t4 ~! }. ?( {% p: z" 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. - d9 n& t% P3 m( {3 |8 [ " u m, Z e! F2 I1 `8 S& JGovernment 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.% V' s: o& a5 r( T8 Q2 M5 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. 1 }* B0 R' O' e ; ]1 }0 M7 J5 [! _. ]: w# o- QThe 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. ) v' e0 J7 Z9 e# j! P! N& d H5 L1 Y, M! c' {1 {. IChina'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. ' t/ t4 f% { w- }- i1 u% O! w- }3 Y u$ H0 r
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. 3 J; k$ P: ^: q& \( O& A2 p: T 2 k& C! Z7 U6 ~0 G- E Y% @The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.$ `. o; T* f& b5 }6 }. K$ b- f0 |
6 v @! A: W; u& @8 c" g( H* A3 e/ ^7 P% AAn 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.” 6 e, D% s, s! }8 o c' v- o* L3 v5 {1 f" S* ^$ D" Y8 Y
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. 4 T6 ]* C$ j' {6 W4 [0 }& W/ v7 y1 [& l7 g+ }% Y
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.& w/ d9 {5 |+ C
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