In a message dated 98-03-20 16:49:23 EST, you write: << A mom I have been working with for some time is very frustrated that her day care center is throwing her milk away after 48 hours. They gave her a handout from the USDA on milk storage guidelines for daycare providers that states milk should be discarded after forty eight hours. So they are throwing out her milk. This means that she can't leave milk on friday for monday because they toss it. >> Don't leave it on Friday. Take it home if it is going to be more than 1 day or overnight -- in fact, take it home every night just in case, and bring it in in the morning. The day care center will never know. It isn't any of their business, and the mom's milk belongs to HER. They have no business discarding her property without her permission. Jan - in cold & gloomy Wheaton, IL -- but my Torrey is coming home from Taylor for spring break which will brighten my day considerably!