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Online Breast Milk Sharing Trend Concerns FDA
December 07, 2010 04:03 PM EST (Updated: December 07, 2010 04:16 PM EST)
FDA Worries About Breast Milk Sharing
The latest breast milk sharing trend has the FDA worried. The FDA?s concerns are that those who go online and through social networking sites to get unscreened breast milk may not realize the dangers of such practices. Although there are official milk banks which screen their donor breast milk, the supply is just too limited.
The FDA had an official review about this issue on Monday and its findings will be released on Thursday...
...The agency is worried the milk may be tainted by drugs, bacteria or chemicals...
Online Breast Milk Sharing Trend Concerns FDA
December 07, 2010 04:03 PM EST (Updated: December 07, 2010 04:16 PM EST)
FDA Worries About Breast Milk Sharing
The latest breast milk sharing trend has the FDA worried. The FDA?s concerns are that those who go online and through social networking sites to get unscreened breast milk may not realize the dangers of such practices. Although there are official milk banks which screen their donor breast milk, the supply is just too limited.
The FDA had an official review about this issue on Monday and its findings will be released on Thursday...
...The agency is worried the milk may be tainted by drugs, bacteria or chemicals...