中国拘留向美出口含毒食品配料经理 (China Detains Managers Who Exported Tainted Food Ingredients to US)

中国当局拘押了向美国出口含有污染物的宠物食品配料的两家公司的经理。这些食品被指导致美国一些宠物猫狗中毒死亡。

中国的质量监督机构国家质检总局星期三表示，这两家公司在出口小麦蛋白粉和大米蛋白粉中非法添加三聚氰胺，以使这些配料看上去含有丰富蛋白质。

三聚氰胺是生产塑料、肥料和灭火剂的一种原料。加入饲料中会使动物死亡。

中国国家质检总局表示，这两家公司在有毒食品产品上贴上出口“非法检”标签蒙混过关。这个机构还表示，对中国其它出口商的数以百计种产品抽样检查，没有再发现三聚氰胺污染食品的情况。

Authorities in China have detained the managers of two companies that exported contaminated animal feed ingredients blamed for the deaths of dogs and cats in the United States.

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said Wednesday the two companies illegally added the chemical melamine to wheat gluten and rice protein to make the ingredients appear more protein-rich.

Melamine is used in plastics, fertilizers and flame retardants. It can be deadly to animals when added to food.

The Chinese agency says the two companies disguised the tainted food products by labeling them as exports not subject to quality inspection. It says authorities found no more cases of melamine contamination after inspecting hundreds of samples from other Chinese exporters.