France recalls Chinese sweets and biscuits

THE French authorities have issued a recall notice on Chinese sweets and biscuits after studies found high levels of the chemical melamine.

In a statement the Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche said White Rabbit sweets and Koala biscuits should be destroyed or returned to retailers as they were found to contain traces of melamine above the warning level set by the European Commission of 2.5mg per kilo.

Although no cases of people being ill have been reported in France, in China four babies have died and 53,000 have become sick after eating milk products contaminated with melamine.