Martha, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, by Riordan & Auerbach, have information on viruses and heat treatment of milk. Heat treating will kill the HIV, but the process is involved and in order to keep the immunoglobins and other componants as close to fresh milk as possible you neeed to maintain the temperature at 56 degrees C. You need a control bottle with a thermometer inserted to make sure the milk is constantly at 56 degrees C and that needs to be checked every 5 minutes. The milk needs to be in bottles that won't leak and the processing is done in a shaker that is specially made for heat treating. The process of heat treating is outlined in the HMBANA guidelines. I am on vacation this week. I could fax the process to you on Monday, but where will you get the equipment needed? Also after the milk is heat treated it then has to be cooled in a slushy water (ice) to 4 degrees C to stop the heat treating process and for storing. Please let me know what your plan is. Darlene Breed, BSN, RN, IBCLC Coordinator, Milk Bank/Breastfeeding Center Worcester, MA (USA) ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]