Can't imagine the red tape that this system would create in the US :-(  Poor 
babies would probably never get any milk! We have a knack for making 
everything SO complicated, to our loss.  Pat in SNJ

>I reiterate, for those of you who have tuned in since last time the subject
> was raised, that our donor milk is frozen fresh, and not pasteurized.  The
> donors are screened for tobacco and medication use, otherwise as for blood
> donation plus several extra virus tests, and the milk is tested for 
> bacteria
> content, and returned to the donor if bacteria counts exceed the limits
> established by the national group working with donor milk.  Mothers who 
> test
> positive for cytomegalovirus may donate but their milk is not used for the
> extremely premature babies.  We do not restrict the use of a mother's own
> milk for her baby, however.  All the milk 'banks' are based in regional
> hospitals, which are all part of the universal public health system.  No 
> one
> is charged for the milk individually; the cost of having a donor milk 
> system
> is part of the costs of having health services.  The donors themselves are
> compensated for their time and trouble, and are supplied with a pump and
> collection containers.  Transporting the milk to the hospital is a shared
> responsibility between donors and hospital, where local conditions 
> determine
> what is the most practical method.

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