[中国新闻] 中国加强对美国输华食品的检验检疫程序

2007年6月27日 星期三
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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。( w6 Y$ [3 [8 P
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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。
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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。7 Q5 m/ x) R2 b4 C
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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。
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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。
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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”。2 u1 [3 W2 Z1 a& B, g" y  K( b% \
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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。”人在德国 社区+ [1 A- G- o0 H  W, Y$ [, X9 \
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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。
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7 z5 N- J7 r. wrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de% ]8 ?7 R$ i' t' D
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1 P7 p' `% X) w( QBy Geoff Dyer in Shanghai
1 t* k5 b! X1 vWednesday, June 27, 2007
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION
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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.
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3 J4 }6 ^4 u' ?' qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deComing 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.: B/ c5 O* |+ ]  O
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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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de/ _1 o: i6 g# \8 G0 L
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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.$ O" M. `0 O5 O# _4 D& f/ a

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, c# Y9 o8 e& srs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.
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' _3 w1 t3 u0 c' S) E, W人在德国 社区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.”
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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.
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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.
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