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.
【小题1】Howmanycaseswithsafetyproblemsarementionedinthepassage?
A.Threecompanieslinkedtoitwerecloseddown.
B.Theformerheadoffoodanddrugadministrationwasexecuted.
C
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