China candy back from tainted milk scare
SHANGHAI (AP): China's iconic White Rabbit candy is back in production after being pulled out of stores around the world last month in the wake of the country's tainted milk scandal, a state-run newspaper reported Tuesday.
The popular, vanilla-flavored sweets are sold in more than 50 countries, including the United States. But production stopped last month when its Shanghai-based maker said the candy may have been contaminated by melamine, an industrial chemical at the center of the scandal.
Chinese officials have accused milk suppliers of adding melamine to certain batches of milk to boost protein readings with its high nitrogen content. The contamination has been blamed for killing four babies and sickening more than 54,000 children in China.
Dozens of countries worldwide have banned Chinese milk products. The latest is Senegal, which said Monday its ban was a preventative measure.