I2 l. {4 z$ R/ C c7 W. ~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。 6 \- x! s' F2 i0 ^8 w! g. k 2 p% p, y( J' n& r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。 + Z2 ]8 e* T8 w ~+ \9 G$ ?2 F & t# l- `9 N' f0 X* s/ [& j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。 * f6 m* K: u; X; }# ?" Y) } 1 j6 `$ d, c$ b+ a3 b! P6 D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”。 ' B1 T5 `6 |: a. h8 i. w' |% r$ X% R2 | 4 L& ^: _% _& }1 t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。” ; G# o! f1 q, |9 }4 ]- v; t: X1 p# ?7 T
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。 1 k; u2 ~$ K" q$ s# D8 L* I% C # o- h8 D9 z% ]% L( K2 n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。- A% n0 y0 d- m" m' f
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3 [, t' a A1 I1 }( yBy Geoff Dyer in Shanghai ) Y1 c" Y1 B* p$ g# \
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9 E( A! ^% y$ M$ D) E2 SBEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION( h; _9 v/ y m5 Y9 i& A
& ?2 A. E# B% y1 SChina 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. 3 |* h0 W; E! |9 P$ O) E' G% D& B" z- i) ^1 L2 X
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.4 B4 D+ x: m& q& ^
8 F6 \# T& ]% m. P; MComing 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. 3 S- V2 {' l$ S3 O( {$ S$ I& z: _9 v$ G% m+ e' F# O. @
The 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. : {1 `( [/ u% X; C6 I# B - h. J: y1 v6 z2 d) ^2 ~ r' A% EChina'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 X0 V" T! K: V7 \" Z3 O" L& H. ^, e6 M- e; D" m
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. 8 A. z8 d6 O) D9 Q' h+ ? 3 Z! X1 ]" z6 kThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.* O" n7 ^* F5 Q# p" Q; t
6 ^2 S" `7 v7 i# R( J. w4 q1 TAn 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.”8 H0 @$ `7 Z# {" { `
& ?( J) T+ n& T; y" f- F! K' J8 YThe 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 z+ ?/ N; D; @1 X2 |
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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 V) N: O* h6 ^; V; U# d7 C) w9 z
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