FACTBOX: Dozens of bans, recalls, slapped on China milk products

(Reuters) - More than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa have banned China dairy imports, and several others had recalled products by Wednesday, fearing potentially lethal melamine-tainted milk has made its way to their markets. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that import bans were not necessary. Here is a list of how different countries are reacting. IMPORT BANS: * BANGLADESH: -- Three Chinese powdered milk brands, Sanlu, Suncare and Yashili, banned. Melamine tests to be introduced on all milk powder imports at Bangladeshi seaports. * BHUTAN: -- Bhutan banned Chinese milk products on Tuesday, and is investigating any such products sold in the country. * BRUNEI: -- All Chinese milk products banned by Health Ministry, even though Brunei does not directly import dairy products from China. * BURUNDI: -- Banned import, sale of Chinese milk products on Saturday. * GABON: -- Introduced ban at same time as Burundi. * GHANA -- Food and Drug Board suspended imports of all milk and milk-based products made in China on Tuesday. * INDONESIA: -- Banned imports of China dairy products on Tuesday. * IVORY COAST: -- Banned imports of milk products from China. * MALAYSIA: -- Banned all Chinese milk imports, as well as chocolates, sweets and other foods containing milk. * PHILIPPINES: -- Banned import and sale of milk products from China on Tuesday, pending investigation of possible contamination. * SINGAPORE: -- On Sept 19 the city state banned the import and sale of milk products from China after finding melamine in two China-made products -- "Dutch Lady" strawberry flavored milk, and "Yili Brand" dairy fruit bar yoghurt flavored ice confection. -- White Rabbit Creamy Candy pulled from shelves after being found to be contaminated with melamine on Sunday. * TAIWAN: -- All China-made dairy products banned on Sunday, a milk testing station set up for consumers in Taipei on Monday. -- Local firm King Car Group recalled 120,000 boxes of China dairy products on Sunday, after eight types of items containing milk powder, including an instant soup and seven flavors of powdered coffee drinks, tested positive for melamine. * TANZANIA: -- Suspended all China dairy imports, and seized 34 metric tons of China-made milk powder on Tuesday. PRODUCT RECALLS: * CANADA: -- Recalled boxes of Chinese dessert mix "Nissin Retort Pouch Cha Cha Dessert," which contains a Yili milk product, after it fails tests in Hong Kong. Expanded checks on other Chinese dairy products. * CHINA: -- Powdered and fresh milk products have been pulled from the 22 companies named as having sold melamine contaminated milk. -- Coffee chain Starbucks pulled milk from Mengniu Dairy, whose product tested positive, from its 300 outlets in China. -- Germany's biggest retailer Metro AG has withdrawn Sanlu and other suspect milk brands from two of its 37 stores in China, a spokesman said on Tuesday. * HONG KONG: -- All Yili products including milk, ice-cream, ice-bars, and yoghurt products, recalled last Thursday. -- Nestle milk powder taken off shelves after a newspaper reported it contains melamine. The Swiss food group says it is confident its products are melamine-free. However its Nestle Dairy Farm Pure Milk tested positive for the toxic compound at the territory's food safety center. -- "Nissin Retort Pouch Cha Cha Dessert," which contains a Yili milk product, recalled by Nissin Foods Company Limited after testing positive for melamine. * JAPAN: -- Marudai Food Co. Ltd withdrew five types of buns made with milk imported from China's Yili dairy firm. * MYANMAR: -- Chinese producers Yashili and Suncare said last week they would recall milk formula from Myanmar and four other countries, Bangladesh, Burundi, Gabon and Yemen. * YEMEN: -- Ministry of Industry and Trade ordered a suspect Chinese milk powder be taken out of Yemen's markets last Friday. Source: Reuters (Compiled by Gillian Murdoch; reporting by Beijing newsroom, Jeremy Smith in Annecy, Darren Schuettler in Bangkok, Daniel Magnowski in Dakar, George Obulutsa in Dar Es Salaam, Ho Binh Minh in Hanoi, Fitri Wulandri and Telly Nathalia in Jakarta, Bill Tarrant in Kuala Lumpur, Manolo Serapio Jr in Manila, Bappa Majumdar in New Delhi, Massimiliano Di Giorgio in Rome, Jon Herskovitz in Seoul, Kevin Lim in Singapore, Ralph Jennings in Taipei, Naoto Okamura in Tokyo, Lisa Richwine in Washington) ʘ