Chinahasrecentlybeenfacedwithseriousissuesofproductsafety.InPanamaitissaidthatmedicinemadewithapoisonouschemicalsickenedsomepeople.AChinesecompanyhadidentifieditasdiethyleneglycolalow-costsubstitutecommonlyusedinautomobileantifreeze.
SomecountrieshavebannedChinese-madetoothpastecontainingdiethyleneglycol.Chinahasnowtoldcompaniestodiscontinueitsuseeventhoughitsaysthetoothpasteissafe.AnotherindustrialchemicalmelaminewasfoundinwheatflourusedtomakepetfoodinNorthAmerica.Thousandsofdogsandcatsbecamesick.
TheUnitedStateshasrestrictedsomeimportsofChineseseafoodbecausetheycontainedbannedsubstance.Andquestionshavebeenraisedaboutotherproductsincludingchildren’stoyscoveredwithleadpaint.
ChineseofficialspromisedtoprovidetheEuropeanUnionthebiggesttradingpartnerwithdetailedreportsonenforcementeffortsagainstunsafegoods.
MeglenaKunevacommissioner(理事)forconsumerprotectionoftheEuropeanUnionsaidChinashouldhavekeptitspromise.
ChinarecentlyclosedthreecompanieslinkedtothePanamaandthepetfoodscare.Anditdismissedtheformerheadofitsfoodanddrugadministration.Hewasfoundguiltyofcorruption(腐败)forapprovingunsafedrugs.ThisweekaconferenceoftheStateCouncilapprovedaproposedspecialmeasureonthesupervisionoffoodsafety.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaiditcallsforstrongercontrolsoverproducersgreaterresponsibilitiesforgovernmentandmoreseriouspunishmentforillegalactivities.
ButChineseofficialshaveaccusedsomeforeignmediaofoverstatingproblemswithgoodsmadeinChina.TheysayfoodimportsfromtheUnitedStatesalsofailinspectionsometimes.NextWeekAmericanandChinesefoodsafetyofficialsareplanningtohold5daysofmeetingsinBeijingtodiscusscooperation.
1.Howmanycaseswithsafetyproblemsarementionedinthepassage?
A.Five B.Six C.Four D.Three
2.HowwasPanamacasedealtwithafterwards?
A.Threecompanieslinkedtoitwerecloseddown.
B.Theformerheadoffoodanddrugadministrationwasexecuted.
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