If your "poison" is the cocoa bean, then you should definitely keep reading. British-based candy giant Cadbury has recently recalled one of their brands from Australian stores. The production of that particular brand had been outsourced by Cadbury to China, and tests have identified traces of melamine in the sweets. The outcome for the Chinese consisted of tens of thousands sick Chinese children and four dead.

The brand in question, Cadbury Eclairs, was pulled by Australian retailers off their shelves on Monday morning, after Cadbury headquarters sent an urgent warning to their distributors and sellers. The company is still uncertain as to the exact quantity of melamine existing in the candy. The brand sold in Australia consists of a total of 11 types of candy bars, all recalled.

The reason for which the initial testing even took place is that melamine is believed to have been added in the water-diluted milk used for the candy. This process is carried out to hide protein deficiencies in tests concerning food quality. The results from Cadbury’s extended investigation are expected to come this week.

China has been facing multiple accusations of using tainted milk in products. So far, products distributed in 16 countries have been recalled or permanently pulled. Cadbury is just one amongst many.

Kraft Foods and Mars (American-based) suspended their Indonesian sales of Oreo cookies, M&M’s and Snickers bar. Tests made by the Indonesian FDMA have also revealed traces of melamine. The three companies stated they have not and will not pull any of their products distributed in the U.S.

Kraft officials said no Oreo product is made with Chinese milk (not even those sold in Indonesia). However, the products did test positive for melamine in Indonesia, yet negative in Malaysia, Thailand and Korea. Mars representatives stated that their two Chinese milk suppliers are not among the 22 companies listed as having tainted milk. The product tested positive for melamine in Germany, but negative in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand.

Upon further investigation, 22 people pertaining to an underground melamine distribution network were arrested by the Hebei police. The Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, has apologized for the tainted milk affair, but has also stated that the Chinese are not in the business of covering up scandals of criminals.