I corresponded with the makers of this product the last time this came up on Lactnet and they confirmed the test doesn't determine *how much* alcohol is in breastmilk, just that it is present. -- Jodine Chase On 3/28/07 10:19 AM, "Janice Reynolds" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The product "milkscreen" (test strips moms can use to detect the presence of > alcohol in breastmilk after the mom has had a drink) has been discussed here > before. The company seems to be very active in marketing, and has been very > effective in getting free advertising by getting articles written up about > it. It frequently pops up on my Google News Alert for "breast milk" > > > > Anyhow, a quote from this article, verifies our fears that use of this > product will lead to substitution from breastfeeding. > > > > "The answer for Andra was a new test called Milkscreen. It's a quick, two > minute test. The mother saturates a test strip with breastmilk, and then > waits two minutes. A color change on the reactive strip means the test > detects alcohol. That lets the mom know to give her baby formula." > > > > (see link for full article: > > http://www.kimt.com/medical/6734916.html) > > > > Janice Reynolds > > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or > [log in to unmask]) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or > ([log in to unmask]) > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]