Article 5WA73 Growing sales of breast milk online amid warnings about risks

Growing sales of breast milk online amid warnings about risks

by
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
from on (#5WA73)

Exclusive: Human breast milk can contain harmful bacteria, drugs and viruses, say health experts

Experts have sounded the alarm over a growing trend for selling human breast milk online, warning that it can contain harmful bacteria, drugs and viruses including HIV.

The concerns prompted eBay to remove listings from its platform, saying it had updated its automatic filters to stop breast milk being sold on the site in future.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://feeds.theguardian.com/theguardian/science/rss
Feed Title
Feed Link http://feeds.theguardian.com/
Reply 0 comments