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世界十大产品召回案(双语)摘自：—andmostdisquieting—recallstodate丰田宣布将会召回至少900万辆车，对车辆出现问题的油门踏板和可能会无意识导致加速的地毯进行修理。《时代》总结了迄今为止十项最大规模也是最让人懊恼的召回。Toyota'sFaultyPedalsToyotaishavingproblems.OnJan.21theworld'slargestautomakerissuedarecall—itssecondinthreemonths—on4.1millionvehiclessoldintheU.S.andEuropetofixfaultygaspedalsthathaveatendencytogetstuck,causingunintendedacceleration.ThisisontopofaNovemberrecallof5.3millioncars(andcounting)believedtohaveill-fittingfloormatsthathaveatendencytotrappedals.Intotal,morethan9millionToyotacarsworldwidehavebeenpulledbackforpedal-relatedflaws.That'salotofcars.Infact,it'snearlythesameamountasthetotalnumbervehiclesallcarmakerssoldintheU.S.in2009.TheHouseOversightandGovernmentReformCommitteeannouncedplanstoinvestigatetherecall,andwhethertheJapanese-basedautomakerneedlesslyputthepublicatrisk.Hondadrivershavenoroomtogloat:646,000HondaFits,JazzesandCities(including140,000carssoldintheU.S.)havebeenrecalledtofixafaultywindowswitchknowntoaccidentallycatchfire.丰田宣布将会召回至少900万辆车，对车辆出现问题的油门踏板和可能会无意识导致加速的地毯进行修理。《时代》总结了迄今为止十项最大规模也是最让人懊恼的召回。CribsRecalledAfterInfantDeathMorethan400,000drop-sidecribsmadebySimplicitywererecalledJuly2afteran8-month-oldchildinHoustonsuffocated.TheChinese-madecribshadadetachablesidethateasilybroke,creatingagapbetweenthesideofthecribandthemattresswhereachildcouldpotentiallybecometrappedandsuffocate.Itwasn'tSimplicity'sfirstsnafuwiththecribs.InSeptember2008,thecompanyrecalled600,000cribsofthesametype;in2007amillionolder-modelcribswererecalledaftertwochildrenbecametrappedandsuffocated.InaninterviewonTheEarlyShow,ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionchairmanInezTenenbaumsaid,Wehaverecalled2millionoftheseinthepastfewyearsbecausethecompanywouldchangethehardware,butitneverworked.婴儿床在出现幼儿死亡之后被召回超过40万张由Simplicity公司生产的下拉式围栏婴儿床在6月2号一位在休斯顿的幼儿窒息而死后被召回。这种中国制造的婴儿床有一可拆开的边非常容易损坏，会在车的边缘和床垫之间产生缝隙，而这缝隙可能卡住孩子并有窒息的危险。这并不是Simplicity第一次因为婴儿床而被推上风口浪尖了。早在2008年的9月公司召回了60万张同款婴儿床；而2007年有100张老款婴儿床因为两个儿童被卡住并窒息而宣布召回。在访谈节目《TheEarlyShow》中，消费者产品安全委员会主席InezTenenbaum说道：“我们在过去的几年因为公司希望会对床的硬件进行更换已经召回了200万张婴儿床，但却从没起到什么作用。”China'sProduct-SafetyRecallsIn2008,China'slargestproviderofmilkpowderrecalled700tonsofbabyformulaafteronechilddiedandmorethan50othersdevelopedkidneyproblems.Melamine,achemicalusedinthemakingofplastic,wasfoundinthebabyformula;itlateremergedthatunscrupulousmanufacturershadbeenaddingittofoodproductstocheaplyboostproteinvalues.Twomenwereeventuallysentencedtodeathfortheirroleinthescam.TherevelationsonlyfurtherdamagedChina'sreputationinproduction.Melaminehadbeenaproblemayearearlier,inMarch2007,whentheFDArecalledmorethan60millioncansofcatanddogfoodafterthedeathof14pets.Inadditiontospoilingfood,Chinese-madetoyswererecalledlaterin2007;MatteltookseveralofitsBarbieandPollyPocketproductsofftheshelvesbecauseofconcernsovertoxicleadpaintandhazardousmagnetparts.中国食品安全召回事件2008年，中国最大的奶粉生产商在一名儿童死亡并且发现超过50个儿童发展成肾结石后宣布召回700吨儿童配方奶粉。三聚氰胺，一种用于制造塑料的化学添加剂，在这种儿童配方奶粉中被发现了。调查发现无良的制造商为了能廉价达到蛋白含量标准而将三聚氰胺添加到奶粉中。最终二人因为他们欺诈行为而被判死刑。这件事情的曝光影响了中国未来在制造业的声誉。三聚氰胺曾经在2007年3月因为14只宠物的死亡而被美国食品药物监督局召回了600万罐。除了中国的问题食品，中国制造的玩具也曾在2007年后半年被召回。美国玩具制造商Mattel因为人们对有毒铅涂料和含有危险磁部件有所担忧而让部分芭比娃娃和波利口袋下架。OneBadBump...TheFordPintowasafamouslybadautomobile,butworsestillmightbeFord'shandlingofthesafetyconcernssurroundingthe'70s-erasubcompact.Beforethecareverreachedthemarket,concernsemergedthatarear-endcollisionmightcausethePintotoblowup—thepositioningofthefueltanksparkedfearsitcouldbepuncturedinacrashandcauseafireoranexplosion.ButinsteadoffixingthePinto'sdesign,Ford,inabitofmorbidcalculus,determineditwouldbecheapertosettleanylawsuitsresultingfromthePinto'sflaws.Afterseverallawsuitsandcriminalcharges(Fordwaseventuallyfoundnotguilty),theautomakerrecalled1.5millionPintosin1978,retrofittingthefuel-tankassemblywithadditionalprotectionstopreventthePintofromgoingupinflames.Toobadthesamecouldn'tbedoneforthecar'sreputation.In1981thePintowasretiredforgood.油箱的悲剧福特Pinto车是一款臭名昭著的车型，但比这更惹非议的是福特公司对人们对70年代小型汽车的安全的担忧的处理方式上。在这款汽车上市之前就有对追尾可能导致Pinto起火的质疑——油箱布置在汽车尾部的做法可能会在追尾时刺穿油箱导致起火甚至爆炸。但是，福特并没有更改Pinto的设计，而是侥幸的认为，跟个别受害者打官司要比召回Pinto更省钱。在几次遭到起诉和刑事指控后（福特最终并没有被判有罪），福特在1978年召回了150万辆Pinto，并对油箱添加了额外的结构以保证Pinto不会起火。很遗憾，这无法弥补Pinto的声誉。在1981年Pinto永远的退出了市场。Tires,TreadsandTragedyIn2000,Bridgestone/FirestoneInc.recalled6.5millionFirestonetiresinvolvedinoneofthemostdangerousproductfaultsinautomobilehistory—atendencyfortirefailurethatcausednearly175deathsandmorethan700injuries.ThetreadsoncertainFirestonetiremodelswouldpeeloff,causingthemtoblowout—whichcouldcausecertaincarsandSUVsliketheFordExplorertorollover.Laterthatyear,FirestonecompetitorGoodyearhaditsowntiretroubles:treadseparationsincertainlighttruckswerelinkedtoabout120injuriesand15deaths.轮胎，轮胎面和悲剧在2000年，普利司通/费尔斯通公司召回了汽车制造史上最危险的650万个轮胎——轮胎易损坏并造成了175例死亡和700多例伤病。特定的费尔斯通轮胎的表面易分离，容易造成爆胎事故——这会造成特定的车型和SUV翻车，如福特Explorer系列。当年晚些时候，费尔斯通的竞争者Goodyear的轮胎也出现了问题：某些轻型卡车爆胎导致120人受伤和15人死亡。Sl