Melamine-Tainted Candy Sold in US

The AP reports that the industrial chemical melamine, which has sickened thousands of Chinese infants, has turned up in candy here.

California health officials announced last week that White Rabbit Creamy Candy sold in the state had tested positive for melamine. Now, Connecticut officials say melamine was found in bags of the candy sold in four different stores there.

The iconic, vanilla-flavored White Rabbit Candy is sold in more than 50 countries, according to the AP, including most Chinatowns in the US.

Last Friday, the FDA warned consumers not to consume White Rabbit Candy and Mr. Brown coffee products because of possible melamine contamination.

Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. was quoted in the article: "We're concerned, obviously, there may have been bags sold of these before we got to them." He said anyone who has the candy should destroy it.

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