SINGAPORE: Banned all dairy imports from China on Friday. Yesterday, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said confectionery such as chocolate, biscuits and sweets were also to be recalled.

MALAYSIA: Announced bans on milk products from China though it currently does not import Chinese dairy items.

BRUNEI: Took similar action as Malaysia though not an importer.

HONG KONG: Biggest grocery chains, PARKnSHOP and Wellcome, pulled all liquid milk by China's Mengniu from shelves on Friday. Products made by Yili Industrial Group recalled a day earlier.

TAIWAN: Consumer watchdog tracked down where 70 per cent of milk products from China's Sanlu had gone.

JAPAN: Marudai Food recalled five products imported from Yili, a major Chinese dairy firm. Nissin Foods recalled some possibly tainted products from Hong Kong.

SOUTH KOREA: Testing products made with powdered milk from China.

EUROPEAN UNION: Demanded answers from China on slippages in safety checks leading to the scandal.

NEW ZEALAND: Testing dairy products sold in Asian supermarkets for melamine.

UNITED STATES: Food and Drug Administration widened inspections at ports of entry to shipments of food ingredients from Asia that are derived from milk. Warned consumers not to buy milk products from China online.