China rejects beetle-infested soybean imports from US

时间：2007-09-29 06:33:08

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Sept. 29 - China's quality control administration said on Friday that its Guangdong bureau had found live khapra beetles2 in soybeans imported from the United States.

 

A statement from the General Administration of Quality Supervision3, Inspection4 and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said the 460 tons of soybeans shipped by the U.S.-based Scoular Company contained the beetles and "other species of harmful insects", without elaborating. Ragweed seeds were also detected in the 21 containers.

 

However, the soybeans were approved by the U.S. quality control inspection authorities as they are carrying the official certificates, said the statement.

 

The administration has informed the U.S. side, demanding an investigation5 and concrete measures to strengthen the inspection and supervision over its soybean exports to China, said the statement.

 

The Guangdong quality control department has rejected the tainted6 soybeans and suspended imports of soybeans from the U.S. supplier according to Chinese law, said the statement.

 

The khapra beetle1 is considered to be one of the world's most feared stored-product pests. It can munch7 its way through a lot of plants, including wheat, barley8, corn, sorghum9, bean, peanut and other nuts.

 

Ragweeds are harmful weeds which siphon off water and nutrition from crops.

 
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1 beetle QudzV     
n.甲虫，近视眼的人
参考例句：
  • A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
  • He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。
2 beetles e572d93f9d42d4fe5aa8171c39c86a16     
n.甲虫( beetle的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Beetles bury pellets of dung and lay their eggs within them. 甲壳虫把粪粒埋起来，然后在里面产卵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This kind of beetles have hard shell. 这类甲虫有坚硬的外壳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
4 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
5 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
6 tainted qgDzqS     
adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏
参考例句：
  • The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
  • He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 munch E1yyI     
v.用力嚼，大声咀嚼
参考例句：
  • We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts.我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。
  • Getting them to munch on vegetable dishes was more difficult.使他们吃素菜就比较困难了。
8 barley 2dQyq     
n.大麦，大麦粒
参考例句：
  • They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
  • He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。
9 sorghum eFJys     
n.高粱属的植物，高粱糖浆，甜得发腻的东西
参考例句：
  • We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
  • They made sorghum into pig feed.他们把高粱做成了猪饲料。

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