*22—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 5,1980
MERCERSBURG - ihe
State Agriculture Depart
ment’s Bureau of Animal
Industry has restricted
movement of cattle and hogs
from 14 farms in the Mer
cersburg area
State Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowell
said the action was taken
strictly as a precautionary
measure, after minute levels
of chlordane were found in
milk and feed samples
The 14 farms may have
been exposed to con
taminated barley, pur
chased at Dietrich’s Mill in
Mercersburg after February
20
Hallowell said these farms
are the only farms which
may have been exposed to
the affected barley
Chlordane, a pesticide
used for termite control
was initially discovered in
milk and feed samples on
March 7 An intensive in
vestigation was launched by
the Bureau of Plant Industry
in cooperation with the Food
and Drug Administration
The investigation led m-
Franklin County cattle , hogs restricted
spectors to Dietrich’s Mill,
and from there to the Carl
Stuff farm which has been
identified as the source of
the contaminated barley
Dietrich’s Mill received 7230
pounds of barley from the
Stuff farm on February 20
Inspectors, working in
cooperation with the null
manager, compiled a listing
of farms which drew barley
from the exposed bin Milk
and feed samples were taken
from these farms, and where
evidence of chlordane was
found, the Department
immediately stopped the
sale of milk
Hallowell said the Bureau
of Foods and Chemistry is
continuing to monitor milk
samples
All farms had been
released from stop sale
orders on Friday, March 21
the milk showed less than
3/10 parts per million of
chlordane, the FDA
tolerance level Hallowell
said the milk bad been
released for sale after
consultation with the FDA
after pesticide exposure
The precautionary
quarantine on the farms
restricts the farmers from
moving their livestock This
action prevents the sale of
livestock which may be
carrymg chlordane above
tolerance levels (in fat
tissue)
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Animals may be sent to
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effect until evidence
suggests that chlordane has
cleared the body fat.
Hallowell thanked all the
individuals involved for their
cooperation and concern,
noting that the joint effort
has “worked smoothly and
effectively ”
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