Several people have asked me to post the URL's for the CDC and OSHA standards regarding human milk. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hip/universa.htm This is a long document that defines Universal Precautions, which do not apply to human breast milk. The paragraph about human milk is at the bottom. OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration, US Dept. of Labor) http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Interp_data/I19921214.html This is a letter clarifying that human milk is not considered a potentially infectious material. By the way, I have heard on 2 separate occassions that OSHA requires expressed milk to be stored in a separate refrigerator from regular food. I have searched their website and can find NO documentation of this. It appears that some states and some regions define the standards as they see fit. I want a national interpretation on this. I may make some calls. I'll be sure to let y'all know if I find out anything. -- Jeanne Mitchell, Austin, TX http://www.flash.net/~xanth/home.htm mailto:[log in to unmask] "You can tell the quality of a person by how they treat people they don't need." My Dad