08/04/2011 11:44
Nitrite-tainted milk kills 3 children in China
Three children have died and 35 people have become ill from drinking nitrite-tainted milk in China's northwestern Gansu province, Reuters reported citing the Xinhua news agency.
Most of the 35 were children under 14 now being treated at two hospitals in Pingliang city.
An initial investigation shows all the patients were poisoned by nitrite after drinking bulk milk provided by two local dairy farms.
The two farms were sealed off and their managers were being investigated, Xinhua said.