China's latest product safety scandal — tainted milk formula blamed for killing two Chinese babies and sickening 1,200 — has expanded to include more foods, with state media reporting some formula produced by companies involved was exported.

State broadcaster CCTV reported on its evening newscast Sept. 16 that a nationwide inspection of the 175 Chinese companies making baby milk powder showed that 22 of them had traces of the chemical melamine in their products.

One company, Guangdong-based Yashili, exported its products to Bangladesh, Yemen and Myanmar, CCTV said, but added that initial testing of samples of the company's exports turned up no traces of melamine.

In Hong Kong, food inspectors ordered a recall after melamine was found in an ice-cream bar made by Shanghai Yili AB Foods.

The company at the heart of the food scandal, Sanlu Group Co., has apologized for the tainted milk powder, which the Health Ministry says was spiked with melamine. The company says suppliers who sold the raw milk apparently added the chemical, normally used in plastics, to make the milk appear higher in protein.