The Nation : Tainted Milk Is Recalled

Dairies in Arkansas and Oklahoma recalled more than 60,000 gallons of milk after tests showed it contained too much of a banned pesticide, state health officials said in Little Rock, Ark. Meanwhile, the number of dairy farms in Arkansas quarantined because they received cattle feed contaminated with the pesticide heptachlor rose to 38, officials said. Gold Star Products, based in Little Rock, voluntarily recalled 60,000 gallons of tainted milk. Heptachlor is suspected of causing cancer, said Dr. Ben Saltzman, Arkansas Health Department director. The milk is distributed in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Mississippi under several different labels. Most of the recalled milk was believed to be in warehouses.