The famous British candy maker Cadbury stated that several types of chocolate products were taken off the market, due to the recent discovery of melamine traces in the chocolate. The withdrawal only refers to the products made in China, as part of a larger scandal regarding melamine infestation in Asian milk.

"The products that are affected by this withdrawal include a range of Cadbury chocolate products and Choclairs, all produced in our Beijing plant," said the company’s officials, but unfortunately exports of the sweets produced in China have been made to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, the Pacific island of Nauru and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, according to the company.

The source of the contamination still remains unknown, as well as the damages, but raids made by the local authorities in Hebei have found more than 480 pounds of the chemical used to make plastics. Out of the 22 suspects that were arrested, 19 were managers of pastures, breeding farms and milk-purchasing stations.

Of course, their reason for adding a highly dangerous chemical to baby formula is money. The suppliers are suspected of adding melamine, a compound rich in nitrogen, in order to deceive quality tests for protein in watered-down milk.

The melamine craze first began when four infants died; over 54,000 children have become ill after drinking contaminated baby formula. Although the chemical was first found in powdered infant formula, it has since been traced to dozens of other products, ranging from yogurt to candy to pastries.

Melamine is commonly used in coatings and laminates, wood adhesives, fabric coatings, ceiling tiles and flame retardants. It is no wonder that a product used in constructions is that toxic, especially for babies and young children. Doctors say that ingesting melamine can lead to kidney stones, urinary tract ulcers, and eye and skin irritation, and in some cases it may lead to death.