DHAKA, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) - Bangladesh's health minister on Thursday said people should avoid eating products made by Cadbury after the British sweet maker recalled 11 brands of its China-made chocolates.

A.M.M. Shawkat Ali said government officials had asked testing authorities to examine Cadbury products made in China for traces of the industrial chemical melamine.

'Until the test results are available, the chocolate of that brand had better not be consumed,' Ali was quoted as saying by the privately owned bdnews24.com.

An increasing list of China-made foods and drinks have been removed from stores around the world since a tainted-milk scandal was first exposed several weeks ago.

Normally used in making plastics and fertiliser, melamine is believed to have been added to milk to give it the appearance of higher protein content.

Four Chinese children have died and thousands sickened after consuming contaminated milk products.

Authorities in Bangladesh said Tuesday that a brand of milk powder imported from China was contaminated with melamine.

Bangladesh has banned the import of all products containing Chinese powdered milk and further tests are being carried out on other brands.