Barbara says, > ). Some > pathogens cannot live very long on dry surfaces. Some (like hepatitis) can > live a very long time indeed. This issue is taken seriously in the dairy > industry. > > But Geeze, Barbara -- UDDERMILK is taken very seriously in the dairy industry. COWS are taken very seriously in the dairy industry. PUMPS are taken very seriously in the dairy industry. The MONEY the COWS who are PUMPED for their UDDERMILK is taken VERY seriously in the dairy industry. We are only talking about humans here -- and women and babies at that. Not to be taken seriously. Seriously tongue in cheek, Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL Lactation Education Consultants www.lactationeducationconsultants.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html