Attention mums, the breastmilk you buy online might be infected!
The demand for breastmilk online is on a steady rise. This is because there are many others besides just mothers who buy breastmilk online these days such as body builders drink it to bulk up, and beauty establishments use it for their facials. And, the best way to buy it is online as transactions are efficient, hassle-free and perfectly legal.
However, doctors are worried about the quality of the milk being sold online these days. Inside Edition did an investigation where they purchased milk from eight different mothers across the country and sent them to the laboratory for testing.
"Seven of the eight samples acquired over the internet I would not feed to infants," said breastmilk expert Dr Newburg said.
According to the test, 87 percent of the samples contained potentially dangerous bacteria. Four of the samples contained gram negative bacteria, which can cause infections.
"These bacteria that we found could very well make infants sick," he said.
With the high demand for breastmilk, more and more mothers are willingly selling their milk online.
Meanwhile, her friend Kaitlyn said that she has made a few thousand dollars by selling her milk.
Both are nurses, so they prioritize safety and sanitation when they pump and prepare their milk for sale. This is why their friend Missy is not bothered by the news that there are unsafe milks being sold.
Unfortunately, not everyone gets an assurance that what they're buying is safe.
"In order to ensure mothers are receiving safe breast milk for their babies, the FDA recommends going to a milk bank where the milk is pasteurized to get rid of potentially harmful bacteria," said reports.
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