Tainted milk kills three children in China, news agency reports

CNN) -- Three children have died and 35 others have been hospitalized after drinking what officials suspect was milk contaminated with nitrite, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday.
Most of the surviving patients are under the age of 14. One was in critical condition, Xinhua reported.
The suspect milk came from two dairy farms near Pingliang, Xinhua reported, citing the city government and health bureau.

The farms have been shut down and their managers were being investigated, Xinhua reported.