Lactnetters,
  I had a 2 epiphany walk this morning. Here's one of them.
There is a lot of concern about and research going into
contaminants in breastmilk and transfer of said contaminants
to babies. The question is most often framed in terms of giving
mothers sound breastfeeding guidance.
Here's my question: contaminants are often measure in the blood.
Does anyone ask the same question about blood tansfusions and
blood donations? Are blood donors' blood tested for contaminants?
(I don't mean HIV, I mean toxic chemicals?) Are donor recipients
and their families informed of possible toxic chemicals in
donors' blood their loved one will be receiving.
I realize that it's not exactly the same thing, but I think there
are similarities in the two scenarios. Can anyone address the
science of this question? I'm sure many of us have comments
about the politics of it.
Naomi Bar-Yam

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