I haven't handled any commercial business since 1997, but in the 10 years that I rented pumps, I saw one pump with an insect infestation. It was a long term rental (family had had it for over 6 months.) It came back crusty with milk all over the outside of the pump casing and even the inside walls of the plastic carry case (Lactina) were stained with dried milk. When I started spraying the pump with Lysol spray to begin the process of trying to clean it up, a cockroach appeared. I don't know if it was hiding in the case, in a vent or hole in the pump itself, but I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to properly decontaminate the machine. I decided to ship it back to the manufacturer for cleaning. Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC Austin Lactation Associates LactNews Press www.lactnews.com PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html