2007年6月27日 星期三 7 Q3 K) [- o0 S4 r : e, \/ X; Q! n* a# ^4 D+ b/ [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。( i! U0 |: L0 W& P
6 J7 A+ w8 _' O0 L" a, n. }" 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。5 o, F8 x. d/ E% b1 j
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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。 ' D% {# P% D {! F: r 1 \# L. [( J! j" N( ?: a' 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。9 G4 r# w& R, }3 |6 L
4 i8 l: i& U' @* i- n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。 * C7 f% d' v- L; W, l1 Y* [4 ? q, N- l
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。( |. I/ E! s6 Z( v% g" f0 i$ T* d, M
e9 @% d$ Q7 x/ z# X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”。 8 N% C+ l2 ^* u ) K. v8 i6 J* i5 Y2 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。” ) J. L$ s# G p+ v. G9 \. j & V: [" W9 R7 ^# W( B6 z: S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。 - l' f/ e, z* ]* [3 n. ]5 L" c3 R; f! D. p" n7 v( [9 z0 ]$ 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。 3 R) ^, S/ K% _ r ) ~, k" J3 Y' z$ h6 Z% }1 z$ e6 _- p' c; o
By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai . f8 P/ a( X) J: Q% ~Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7 d7 _. @8 O, w7 v( H
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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.- X" ]- y9 Q; E# l
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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. 5 C9 V, v4 `4 ]2 a" B0 t4 p1 ] s h
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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. 9 p4 i3 z$ e! G1 x6 | + b8 X. J: _! v6 D6 A0 lThe 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.0 ~$ u9 d( C/ E$ A, A/ a( t2 O
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