) d2 Y% e( n& q6 p* {( f4 o! B: U: B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。 * `8 ~/ g- d& U0 |* Z4 p r: V1 S3 [ 0 a b% W, n5 G% g: 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。 8 L" I7 f: [ G/ H , x& y" x' R K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”。 6 o3 A' p$ A$ F# M, f( _3 \/ T) g+ ?* B
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。”8 s8 b/ t) H- o! B" T% u
9 H3 d& f& M6 w+ j, j! e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。 ; U4 L- [. Q' R j/ V( e# P5 y% }2 w& |+ P, |1 z# [* D8 I
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。 * q. A' i! k* l/ N, Q% x" [ / ]+ c% h. ^) c1 \0 K ]% A4 N s% c: r; ]* G' nBy Geoff Dyer in Shanghai + \0 W. Z( s* T* e( h4 M( xWednesday, June 27, 2007 & P) Z5 _8 Z! |; R2 C
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BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION % S, v' S% V7 j3 r- F1 m0 U # |- ~8 |9 G4 S9 c3 V7 @3 J# UChina 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.5 ?: h. y+ {! z! v# z0 F' 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.* W$ R( L) H) m( [
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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.; h$ G; M. B$ x- _' Y3 s( n
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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.$ w) l5 _( m: J! s% ? u
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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. ; H( i% b0 F( M7 P0 t# E: [3 N4 E: c: C) L+ ?) y) @0 [
The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”. " L- ~2 Y" J5 r$ }: B" p$ G. G* U3 w [
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.”, D/ d9 w& K1 p* j
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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 j( w) X! c4 ^9 X
9 K: ^: h0 l0 E" S& R6 EThe 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. 1 I# B; J s3 |- t" ~ $ B. R- @( O |, y+ d2 r" {+ @% e ' N5 ?; X* B! w% V9 n5 h/ r1 m 6 t% ?! [/ |' }! gFinancial Times
