HONG KONG: Hong Kong is recalling a Chinese dairy's products after tests found a chemical linked to the tainted milk powder that has killed and sickened babies in the mainland. The recall covers milk, yogurt, ice cream and all other products made by Yili Industrial Group that are distributed in Hong Kong.

Ms Constance Chan, controller for the territory's Food Safety Centre, said: 'I call on the public not to consume any products of this brand,' she said, adding that the government had asked the company to stop supplying products to Hong Kong.

The government found the banned industrial chemical melamine in eight of 30 sample products tested by regulators in Hong Kong. The products included milk and ice-cream bars coming from two production lines.

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