Chinese Truck Tyres – Not that great.

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It seems the Chinese government is getting a little more strict about testing, especially after the US distributer of a Chinese tyre brand was sued for distributing tyres of a dubious quality around the US of A. From Shanghai Daily:

CHINA’S top quality-control watchdog announced that 14.3 percent of locally made truck-tire tubes have failed safety tests. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said it checked 51 truck tires and tire tubes produced by 30 companies in nine provincial-level regions including Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

The watchdog said 85.7 percent of the 14 tire tubes, and all the 37 tires were up to standard.

The tensile strength of some tire tubes did not meet standards and were inclined to burst when the trucks were being driven, said the administration.

It added that some tube valves had substandard adhesives.

The administration also announced that six percent of liquor types tested were not up to standards.

The proportion of total ester and ethyl hexanoate in some of the 100 liquors produced by 95 firms in eight provinces did not meet standards, it said.

It said 2.5 percent of 120 types of fruit and vegetable juices and beverages produced by 110 companies in the cities of Beijing and Shanghai and 10 provinces failed safety standards. They were found to contain excessive saccharomyces cerevisiae and saccharin sodium salt and labeling was questionable.

The quality control watchdog said all of the tire tubes, liquor and fruit and vegetable juices and beverages were sold domestically and not exported.

The administration has ordered local branches to urge the firms in question to improve their product quality.