[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。# Y6 ^0 s! [, ?; ~. k6 a6 q; U& h
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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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2 T2 t" a" T! j7 d( s/ l, {4 i& k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。
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% a- U- @4 S+ o. t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。人在德国 社区" ^" A  F$ G: T# u

2 I1 H/ C3 X* x2 X4 E/ P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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6 a% }# B7 Y. I/ o, k( g) D/ Y5.35.249.64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。9 p3 {& ~6 @" _  d- l( M

+ r* K2 S1 d0 w6 v, L人在德国 社区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”。9 J1 S- ]2 C" B: z" t* V- L

# x& B, e; z2 c& q5 ?, S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。”% a# ?8 \9 m: k# q

9 ^4 w6 k9 ^6 k/ {5 I% P7 N1 ]/ N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。  Z% B7 Q; T0 r5 z6 ^, T* w

+ k6 F9 C, {; O5 h" d9 J$ Y5.35.249.64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。
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By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai 4 u6 H/ X! ]! P1 d3 G- I' Z6 T' D
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 / r8 a7 ]  R0 ^& M1 R0 q6 U3 h

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! E9 H, J9 ?+ s  p人在德国 社区BEIJING'S SEIZURE OF US FOOD SEEN AS RETALIATION
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: T' I/ S/ p5 q' z2 s: jChina 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.6 _3 f7 f  V( S- A5 [; d1 f

; B# Q/ Y5 L  M. W, G* v( w0 W. NGovernment 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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Coming 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.
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3 v& l7 O7 Q. }" EThe 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./ W" v) m# c8 U8 f3 B. T

! `; |' O7 X1 r/ r- P5.35.249.64China'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.5.35.249.641 H, ^/ Y8 M& u, }& ^$ R; j

) {5 G( S/ V8 |- ?! eThe 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.
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The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.5.35.249.64+ {% W& ]! j& X4 O. V

8 z# O/ S+ E" X: \3 `, AAn 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.”人在德国 社区% h7 r" n* {1 Z1 x& Q0 ?9 g

/ `; ^( ^/ g# |. ?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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: C& o( s8 ?% x/ B; ]1 E人在德国 社区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.* ^# d0 X1 d% C6 k5 {" s' S! E0 |9 f

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