BRUSSELS - THE European Commission said on Wednesday it would ban imports of Chinese food for infants and young children containing soya after the recent discovery of melamine-tainted products.

Imports of all other feed and food products containing soya from China would have to be tested and only products containing less that 2.5 milligrams of melamine per kilo would be allowed into the EU, the commission said.

Last year, the 27-nation European Union imported about 68,000 tonnes of various soya products or products containing soya with a total value of about 34 million euros, according to the commission. -- AFP