I have spent months going throught this same issue. When I investigated our sterile specimen containers, the manufacture told me they were made of polyuretane. When you read about the hazards you'll want to back off using them because the chemicals can leach into the non-food storage container. The company said they never intended milk to be stored in them. Most of those products are used in insulation and building products. We stopped using sterile specimen container about 4 months ago. I agree that it is the cost that led us to use volufeeds while we search for a better product. However, everytime I open one, the smell turns me off and I wonder if it is a good idea to put our precious EBM in something that smells so chemical. I asked my nurses who were friendly to the company rep to take their morning coffee and pour it into a volufed. Not too many liked that idea because of the chemical smell. I talked to the rep for that company and he didn't have an answer. I don't like the idea of using them for both reasons, smell of the container and being link to the company because we need the container. I have been looking again at bags of some sort and their potential for use in short term in our SCN. An article in the Candian Journal of Allergy and CLinical Immunology 1998 by D. Beezhold says in their studies, that polyethylene containers don't affect SIgA levels. But this study was supported by a grant from Playtex. I did like the Pumpmate storage liners (there have been other comments about them. They are thicker than most liners, are easy to use and store, but the cost is not a good option for us or our clients that are primarily on assistance. So I'll be interested in any new ideas here as well. Pamela Edenfield MSN, RNC, CNS, CLC, IBCLC Clinical Nurse Specialist Lactation Consultant Youngstown Ohio *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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