Candy made with tainted milk found in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. -- An industrial chemical blamed for sickening thousands of infants in China has been found in candy on American shelves.

Connecticut consumer protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. said Wednesday that tests on White Rabbit Creamy Candy found melamine.

The vanilla-flavored candy has been found in stores in Connecticut. It was imported from China and sold primarily at Asian markets, Farrell said.

Information on exactly where the candy was discovered was not immediately available. A call was placed with Farrell's office seeking comment.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended last week that consumers not eat White Rabbit candy and that retailers remove it; several other countries have made the same move. Queensway Foods Company Inc. of California distributed the candy and has recalled it.

-- AP