Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China

September 29, 2008 By MIN LEE , Associated Press Writer Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China (AP)

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Chocolates of British chocolate maker Cadbury are displayed for sell at a supermarket in Hong Kong Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. Cadbury became the latest foreign company Monday to be hit by China's tainted milk scandal, ordering a recall of its Chinese-made products after saying tests "cast doubt" on their safety. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

(AP) -- British candy maker Cadbury said Monday it is recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates found to contain melamine, as police in northern China raided a network accused of adding the banned chemical to milk.



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