Fruit from the Philippines will receive stricter inspections for harmful organisms at Chinese borders, a potential setback for exporters from the country.

Ito Yokado, a Japanese supermarket chain in Beijing, has suspended sales of fruit imported from the Philippines at one of its stores for a few days, said Yang Kai, a staff member in the branch's public relations department.

"Also, we've stopped purchasing Philippine fruit from importers now. So far there is no schedule to restart it," he told China Daily on Thursday.

Pan Anyi, an administrator at Longwu fruit and vegetable market in the Minhang district of Shanghai, which is the city's largest wholesale and trading market of imported fruit, said all fruit sold there must have official border quarantine reports.

"As far as I know, bananas (from the Philippines) have been piled up at Chinese border docks," he said on Thursday.

China's top quality watchdog on Tuesday ordered stricter inspections on fruit imports from the Philippines after harmful organisms were found in several shipments, according to a notice posted on the website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

Insects and bacteria have been found in pineapples, bananas and other fruits imported from the Philippines to ports in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Shandong since last year, the notice said.

Spiders, ants and aphids have also been found in fruit from the Philippines, it said.

Local authorities have been ordered to closely monitor and increase checks of fruit imported from the Philippines. Samples that contain any living species, have black spots or show signs of rotting must be sent to a?laboratory for further testing.?

滬江英語快訊：最近上海、深圳和山東檢驗檢疫局在進口菲律賓的菠蘿、香蕉等水果中截獲有害生物。質(zhì)檢總局要求各直屬檢驗檢疫局組織人員對轄區(qū)進口菲律賓水果檢驗檢疫風險進行評估，加強對進口菲律賓水果檢驗檢疫。