>
Diana,

HMBANA has the following requirements for a milk donor:
"Confirmation of negative serology tests for HIV-1, HIV-2, HTLV 1 ad  
2, Hepatitis B surface antigen, Hepatitis C and syphilis and any  
additional screening required by the individual bank (e.g. West Nile  
Virus, Tuberculosis)."
  I am pretty sure you can find this and more on HMBANA's website (www.hmbana.org 
) but I found this info in their latest publication, Guidelines for  
the Establishment and Operation of a Donor Human Milk Bank, 2008.

Nicole Bernshaw

> Date:    Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:53:46 -0500
> From:    [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: donor milk
>
> Hello to all,
>
> This conversation about the risks in human donor milk makes me feel  
> very sad!  I guess milk from a woman you know isn't necessarily  
> better for a baby than milk from cows you've never met!
>
> I'm wondering if there exists a comprehensive list of what, exactly,  
> a donor should be tested for.
>
> --Diana in NY (LLLL, mom of 3, hopeful IBCLC in 2009)
>
>

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