Chinese candis were taken off the shelves in Great Britain

British supermarket chain Tesco said that it had withdrawn more brand s of Chinese candies from its shelves amid the poison milk scandal.

 Tesco said in a statement it has no
evidence that the White Rabbit Creamy Candies were tainted, but they
on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

At the same time, New Zealand's Food
Safety Authority warned Wednesday that the White Rabbit candies being
sold by other retailers in New Zealand do contain dangerously high
levels of the industrial chemical melamine and advised people not to
eat them.

Following tests of the candies, deputy
chief executive of the authority, Sandra Daly, said in a statement:
"This product contains sufficiently high levels of melamine
which may, in some individuals, cause health problems such as kidney
stones."

Until Tuesday, the candies were sold in
a small number of Tesco's British stores as part of the supermarket's
ethnic range.

Tesco declined to comment on New
Zealand's finding regarding the candies.

At least 12 countries – from Indonesia
to Colombia – have banned Chinese dairy products amid fears that many
Chinese milk products could have been tainted by melamine, a toxic
chemical that has been found in milk samples from 22 Chinese
companies, including the country's two largest dairy producers.

Worries that compromised ingredients
may have contaminated other foods like yogurts, cookies and candies
have led several more countries, from Canada to Australia, to step up
testing of Chinese imports.

The European Union urged customs
authorities on Monday to intensify checks on imports of "composite
products," such as bread or chocolate, to ensure they contain no
traces of contaminated milk.