Hong Kong authorities say tests have showed the amount of melamine in Cadbury chocolate and cookies exceed a safe level for human consumption.

Anglo-Dutch company Unilever says it is recalling some of its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau after they are found to contain traces of an industrial chemical.

Confectionery giant Cadbury became the latest victim of China’s poisoned milk scandal, reporting findings of melamine in its Chinese-made chocolates.

A New Zealand dairy today suspended exports of a product used mainly in baby formula, after tests found it contaminated with low levels of melamine - the product that sparked the powdered-milk scandal in China.

British sweet maker Cadbury is recalling its Chinese-made chocolates as a precaution amid the tainted milk powder scandal, the Hong Kong government said today.

China's contaminated milk crisis was branded deplorable by two leading UN agencies today as the scandal spread further.

A Europe-wide ban on all food for children coming from China comes into force tomorrow, the European Commission announced today.

China belatedly stopped sales of popular sweets thought to contain contaminated milk today as more countries around the world banned products ranging from yoghurt to biscuits.