For those who are interested, here are some of the instructions our health departments (we have 6 state health depts and one federal one) give to artificially feeding mothers. I note that all of them encourage carefully sterilising feeding equipment but then tell mothers to use *cooled* (even to room temperature) boiled water to mix up feeds (we haven't had a case of e.sakazakii, yet - propably because nobody bothers testing for it!) http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Bottle_feedin g_safety_issues?Open http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Bottle_feedin g_with_formula?OpenDocument http://www.health.qld.gov.au/phs/documents/cyhu/28107.pdf http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/how_to_bottle-feed.html Nina Berry Aus *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome