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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。 , S* M! x( h I+ g& }" v a0 `, [6 j# D. ]
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。" C' Z4 U6 M+ F8 r
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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。% C ~) S, V$ F9 I
: M1 E$ V# f1 _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+ x2 @' A: m" p% X! W4 `8 u+ F
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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。 , o: {" S: g$ j, B# S - b2 t! n- o5 _; C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。 ) o g9 L5 n. }( G$ F* d3 D1 o3 l6 k' o! G& p. B* v9 Y) V
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”。 / b( ~7 @9 w$ X# B' |9 i" Z/ t0 J- r* I( t# R: l2 a
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。”+ \# i( T D0 z$ j$ q' V
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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 H4 z' i& B$ T7 [9 g4 o. h5 d , E: L- t! K' X. _ B5 H, o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。 " P; g$ Z& C* H$ ?+ h7 T4 L) R/ h1 B4 b" O: v' n( |: I
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By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai ; c" j' ~1 ?; R
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 & j: T! X9 z. W K" c : e8 N2 t7 ]! Q ; }+ r: y8 J: S; v" y: p- S: X# qBEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION3 {( ~! V" r- S1 v" T
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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. + t( Z0 q# _( \ 6 r# q) B- a+ Z: _! PComing 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. $ x( N! q+ x! l: Q3 ^( H : _: ~: \5 }7 L: B4 TThe 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./ K/ M6 s. j) ^! I4 q9 n" s6 ~
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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. 2 ?$ Z, l3 v. t4 _( s: r . y& ?. |9 R% y/ J& R* z8 tThe 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 n" h/ U* G. j* m& g; ~7 ?# w 8 t$ ]- Z1 T d) E$ _The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. * L2 ^) _/ R1 b7 |% x; k6 q( L) K: v; k2 ^# u5 m
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.”8 J; G# N& h% X; O4 ]/ |
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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.5 a3 z- {, R/ H9 a
( F- Z- ?3 I: B7 G" pThe 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. ! c& i3 e/ q& {% ?: M8 m/ c# d o" G3 ?9 [5 S& k9 }' N- M( j3 \& q
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