[中国新闻] 中国加强对美国输华食品的检验检疫程序

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2007年6月27日 星期三
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9 b: K) ^, I8 p: y" @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。5.35.249.641 ~2 }* x& q9 i0 ?8 I* l

0 U7 g& E  V; Q! U人在德国 社区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。5.35.249.642 l  D* w* D% v+ `+ V

: |, E/ R+ W' C2 T( N5 o5 Q; Z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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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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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。
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2 C' t$ f! `- |+ o3 m' R6 t8 M5.35.249.64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”。
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% @  x2 g' V' n) P5.35.249.64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。”
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: O! P5 Y- \; m2 {  T3 v人在德国 社区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。5.35.249.64& J. K* d4 N) H& k$ O
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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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  u2 A4 d2 q$ D% V人在德国 社区By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai
2 k  m% Q) S! h% IWednesday, June 27, 2007
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/ E+ a: P' _4 l$ j9 _; v8 k$ MChina 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.
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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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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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/ w# J* \3 [5 K- P) H" m人在德国 社区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.6 A0 [/ [4 F- b5 I# P5 I$ D; N

8 }, m$ i) X+ ^( z2 mChina'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.+ L" R. B$ G6 ?7 t% E
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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.1 A3 m: K( N+ V8 ]
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The agency's statement said local departments had been advised to “strengthen quarantine and inspections on food imports from America”.; |* N  V2 C' T+ O

9 A4 K3 w; E- L8 a( Y& Z8 g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.”5.35.249.64) ~  w9 u/ R  t/ U
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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.# V- B- c2 z  T: u; K) G! h, v" s
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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.7 ]! a2 {5 n3 Z5 p) H
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