By Staff Writer and Agencies
White Rabbit sweets, widely available at Chinese restaurants and in supermarkets across South Africa, have been recalled in a number of countries around the world amid fears of milk contamination.
The milk-flavoured toffees with an edible inside wrapper are exported from China to up to 40 countries around the world.
Milk powder contaminated with the chemical melamine has led to nearly 13 000 infants being admitted to hospital in China. More than 100 babies were in a serious condition, and four have already died.
More than 54 000 children were reported to have fallen sick after drinking contaminated milk powder.
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New Zealand issued a recall on Thursday for an imported Chinese candy that was found to contain the industrial chemical melamine.
Food Safety Authority spokesperson Geoff Allen said he expected the White Rabbit Creamy Candies to be off shelves within 24 hours.
"This product contains sufficiently high levels of melamine which may, in some individuals, cause health problems such as kidney stones," deputy chief executive Sandra Daly said in a statement posted on the agency's website: "The levels we have found in these products are unacceptable."
At least 11 countries around the world have stopped importing all milk-based products from China.
The SA department of health could not be reached for comment.
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This article was originally published on page 1 of Cape Times on September 25, 2008
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