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By ALEX KENNEDY,Associated Press Writer AP - Friday, October 10

SINGAPORE - Singapore found traces of a toxic chemical in three more Chinese-made food products, including milk powder and Cadbury-brand candies, authorities said Thursday.

chocolate-flavored Cadbury Choclairs and Panda Dairy-brand Whole Milk Powder imported from China were contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones and lead to kidney failure.

"We would like to assure the public that the levels of melamine detected in the affected products are low and hence unlikely to result in any adverse health effect," AVA said in a statement.

"AVA will continue to suspend the import and sale of milk and milk products from China until we are very sure that such products are safe for consumption," it said.

AVA has banned Chinese-made milk or food containing milk as an ingredient since Sept. 19.

Singapore has now detected melamine in 13 Chinese food items and has sought to destroy all of the contaminated products.

China's tainted milk scandal has so far been blamed for the deaths of four babies and the sickening of about 54,000 children in China.


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